Antongilia laciniata

Antongilia laciniata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Bacillidae
Genus: Antongilia
Species:
A. laciniata
Binomial name
Antongilia laciniata
Redtenbacher, 1906[1]

Antongilia laciniata is a species of stick insect endemic to the wet forests of Madagascar. It is noted for its resemblance to moss, making it hard to locate.[2]

References

  1. ^ Redtenbacher, Joseph (1906). Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Volume 1. p. 25.
  2. ^ Krištín, Anton; Heller, Klaus-Gerhard; Zemko, Milan; Rakotondranary, Jacques; Jarčuška, Benjamín (2019). "Assemblages of orthopteroid insects along environmental gradients in central and southern Madagascar". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 28 (2): 155–166. ISSN 1082-6467.