Achrioptera manga
Achrioptera manga | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
Categories:
- Phasmatodea
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Insects described in 2019
- Madagascar stubs
- Phasmatodea stubs