Phyllium elegans is a species of insect in the family Phylliidae. It is endemic to New Guinea.[1]

Phyllium elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phylliidae
Genus: Phyllium
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Phyllium elegans
Grösser, 1991

Taxonomy

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It was described in 1991 on the basis of a female holotype from Papua New Guinea. The holotype is currently stored in the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "species Phyllium elegans Grösser, 1991: Phasmida Species File". phasmida.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.