Anisomorpha ferruginea

Anisomorpha ferruginea is a species in the family Pseudophasmatidae ("striped walkingsticks"), in the order Phasmatodea ("walkingsticks").[1][2] Common names include "northern two-striped walkingstick", "dark walkingstick", and "prairie alligator".[3] Anisomorpha ferruginea is found in North America.[2] This insect can spray a defensive mist that contains a terpene dialdehyde.[4]

Anisomorpha ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Pseudophasmatidae
Genus: Anisomorpha
Species:
A. ferruginea
Binomial name
Anisomorpha ferruginea
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Anisomorpha ferruginea
Anisomorpha ferruginea

References

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  1. ^ bugguide.net Anisomorpha ferruginea species information.
  2. ^ a b Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Life Anisomorpha ferruginea species overview.
  4. ^ Mullen, Gary R.; Durden, Lance A., eds. (2019). Medical and veterinary entomology (3rd ed.). London San Diego, CA: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-814043-7.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Otte, Daniel, and Paul Brock (2003). Phasmida Species File: A Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, 505.
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