''Acrophylla'' is a
genus
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of
stick insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as D ...
s in the
family
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Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects (order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reprodu ...
.
Species
* ''
Acrophylla bhaskarai''
Conle & Henneman, 2018
* ''
Acrophylla caesarea
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* ''Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* ''Acrophylla enceladus' ...
''
(Redtenbacher 1908)
* ''
Acrophylla caprella
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* ''Acrophylla enceladus ...
''
(Westwood 1859)
* ''
Acrophylla enceladus
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
Gray, G.R. 1835
* ''
Acrophylla maindroni
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
(Redtenbacher 1908)
* ''
Acrophylla nubilosa
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
Tepper 1905
* ''
Acrophylla sichuanensis
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
Chen, S.C. & Y.H. He 2001
* ''
Acrophylla thoon
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
(Stål 1877)
* ''
Acrophylla titan
''Acrophylla titan'', the titan stick insect, is the second-longest stick insect found in Australia.
It is native to south-east Queensland and New South Wales.
Description
Titan stick insects are pale brown-grey in colour and can grow up to ...
''
(Macleay 1826) - type species (as ''
Phasma
''Phasma'' is an Australasian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae, subfamily Phasmatinae and tribe Phasmatini.
Species
The Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species o ...
titan''
Macleay WS)
* ''
Acrophylla wuelfingi
''Acrophylla'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae.
Species
* '' Acrophylla bhaskarai'' Conle & Henneman, 2018
* '' Acrophylla caesarea'' (Redtenbacher 1908)
* '' Acrophylla caprella'' (Westwood 1859)
* '' Acrophylla enceladu ...
''
(Redtenbacher 1908)
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q481990
Phasmatodea genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray