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Acanthograeffea denticulata

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Acanthograeffea denticulata
Immature individual, Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Acanthograeffea
Species:
A. denticulata
Binomial name
Acanthograeffea denticulata
(Redtenbacher, 1908)
Synonyms

Graeffea denticulata Redtenbacher, 1908

Acanthograeffea denticulata, the denticulate stick insect, is the sole species of stick insect present in the Mariana Islands, where it is endemic. It feeds on coconut fronds.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bourquin, O. Invertebrates recorded from the Northern Marianas Islands. Northern Marianas College. Saipan, 2002.
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