''Tirachoidea cantori''Westwood. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. 74, pl. 37:1, 38:1 or Cantor's stick insect is a species of

stick insect The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's da ...

in the order

Phasmatodea The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an Order (biology), order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred ...

. It is commonly found in

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, and

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.Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0); retrieved 23 April 2022)
/ref> Females of this species can reach over 200 mm. Males are winged.

External links

Phasmid Study Group: ''Tirachoidea cantori''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q111699872 Phasmatidae Insects described in 1859 Phasmatodea of Malesia