Bug FAQWülfing's Stick Insect
Acrophylla wuelfingi · Order: Phasmida · Family: Phasmatidae
Source: Wikipedia
Adult males are 90 to 150 mm long, while females are 180 to 230 mm long, not counting outstretched arms. They have slender stick-like bodies with many small spines on the thorax and jagged serrations on the front legs. They live in various forest types and suburban gardens in far-northern Queensland, Australia.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Their bodies are long and thin like other stick insects, with females larger and more robust than males. Small spiny knobs cover the thorax and the front legs have jagged serrations.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Males grow to 90 to 150 mm, females to 180 to 230 mm, not counting arm span.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
They are found only in far-northern Queensland’s east coast. Typical habitats include rainforests, eucalypt bushland, she-oak woodlands and suburban gardens.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
They feed on a variety of plants.
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Where it comes from
Their native range is limited to far-northern Queensland, Australia.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
How big do Wülfing's stick insects get?
Males reach 90 to 150 mm and females 180 to 230 mm in length, not counting outstretched arms.
Source: Wikipedia
What do they look like?
They have long, slender bodies with many small spines on the thorax and jagged serrations on the front legs; females are larger and sturdier than males.
Source: Wikipedia
Where are they found?
They live in far-northern Queensland, Australia, in rainforests, eucalypt bushland, she-oak woodlands and suburban gardens.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Phasmatidae)
Smooth Stick InsectClitarchus hookeri
Margin-winged Stick InsectCtenomorpha marginipennisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Prickly Stick InsectAcanthoxyla prasinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Spur Legged PhasmidDidymuria violescens
Spiny Leaf insectExtatosoma tiaratumCan irritate skin
Titan Stick InsectAcrophylla titanSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrophylla_wuelfingi
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