Phyllium mabantai
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Phyllium mabantai | |
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Female Phyllium mabantai | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phylliidae |
Genus: | Phyllium |
Species: | P. mabantai
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Binomial name | |
Phyllium mabantai Bresseel, Hennemann, Conle & Gottardo, 2009
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Phyllium mabantai is a species of leaf insect in the family Phylliidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy[]
The species was described based on a female holotype from Lake Agko in the Philippines. The holotype is currently stored in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.[1]
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Nymph
Distribution[]
Phyllium mabantai is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Mindanao, Samar, and Leyte.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "species Phyllium mabantai Bresseel, Hennemann, Conle & Gottardo, 2009: Phasmida Species File". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
Categories:
- Phasmatodea stubs
- Insects described in 2009
- Phylliidae
- Insects of Asia