Bacillus rossius
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Bacillidae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. rossius
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus rossius Rossi, 1788
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Bacillus rossius (Rossi, 1788) is a species of stick insect, common in Europe. The species is endemic to the northwestern Mediterranean, especially Spain, Southern France, Italy and the Balkans.[1][2]
Overview
Adults have a slim body, with small antennae and long and thin legs. Colors vary from light green to brown, and female exemplars are greater than male.
Gallery
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Adult and larva -
Female -
Female (head's detail) -
in a meadow (video)
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See also
- Bacillus atticus atticus, the endemic Bacillus of Greece
References
- ^ Oliver Zompro: Grundwissen Pasmiden – Biologie - Haltung - Zucht. Sungaya Verlag, Berlin 2012, S. 73, ISBN 978-3-943592-00-9
- ^ "Bacillus rossius at bugsincyberspace.com". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
External links
Media related to Bacillus rossius at Wikimedia Commons
- Phasmid Study Group: Bacillus rossius
- Bacillus rossius at phasmatodea.com
- ASPER site : Information about this species. (in French)
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