Onchestus rentzi is an Australian species of stick insect, commonly named the crowned stick insect, described in 2006.[1] It lives in rainforests along the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is named after the Australian orthopterist David Rentz.[1]

Onchestus rentzi
Onchestus rentzi females
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Onchestus
Species:
O. rentzi
Binomial name
Onchestus rentzi
Brock & Hasenpusch, 2006

Identification

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Crowned stick insects are dark black-grey and use camouflage to blend in with the surroundings. Adults can reach lengths of 120mm and have a protuberance of the cuticle of the head which resembles a crown in both sexes. The wings of this species are a deep purple in colour.

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