Children’s Stick Insect

Tropidoderus childrenii · Order: Phasmida · Family: Phasmatidae

Also called: Children's Stick Insect

Damages trees, gardens or crops. Children’s stick insects can damage eucalyptus trees and gardens by feeding on their leaves.

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Children’s Stick Insect
Photo: Graham Wise, CC BY

Adult females are medium green and look like leaves, making them hard to see in foliage. Each hindwing has a hidden dark blue spot near the base that is visible when the wings are opened. They grow to about 110 mm (4.3 in) long.

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How to recognize it

Females are medium green and resemble leaves, blending into foliage.

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Size

They are relatively large, measuring about 110 mm (4.3 in) in length.

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Where it lives

They live where eucalyptus trees are common, since they feed on eucalyptus leaves.

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Life cycle

Adult females mate multiple times and lay eggs throughout their adult life. Eggs are laid in winter and hatch in autumn.

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More photos

Children’s Stick Insect photo 3
Photo: Graham Wise, CC BY
Children’s Stick Insect photo 4
Photo: John Tann, CC BY
Children’s Stick Insect photo 5
Photo: John Tann, CC BY
Children’s Stick Insect photo 6
Photo: John Tann, CC BY

Questions people ask

What do Children’s stick insects eat?

They feed on the leaves of gum and eucalyptus trees.

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When do they lay their eggs?

Eggs are laid in winter and hatch in autumn.

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How big do they get?

Adults are about 110 mm (4.3 in) long.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Phasmatidae)

Smooth Stick InsectSmooth Stick InsectClitarchus hookeriMargin-winged Stick InsectMargin-winged Stick InsectCtenomorpha marginipennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsPrickly Stick InsectPrickly Stick InsectAcanthoxyla prasinaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSpur Legged PhasmidSpur Legged PhasmidDidymuria violescensSpiny Leaf insectSpiny Leaf insectExtatosoma tiaratumCan irritate skinTitan Stick InsectTitan Stick InsectAcrophylla titan

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropidoderus_childrenii

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