Achrioptera manga
| Achrioptera manga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Achrioptera |
| Species: | A. manga
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| Binomial name | |
| Achrioptera manga Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019
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Achrioptera manga is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Achrioptera, found only in a forest in northern Madagascar. Stick insects usually blend into their background, but the male A. manga is blue, standing out against the surrounding foliage.[1]
References[]
- ^ Blackman, Stuart (June 2019). "New Species Discovery. Achrioptera manga". BBC Wildlife. p. 50.
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