General Description
Body green to green-brown. Male has wings. Female has short purple hindwings. Body up to 10 cm long.
Biology
Spur-legged Phasmids feed on eucalypt leaves. They sometimes occur in large numbers and become pests of eucalypt forests. The males can fly, but the females cannot fly.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Eucalypt forests.
More Information
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Brief Id
Green body, purple wings.
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Colours
Brown, Green
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Diet
Herbivore
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Leach, 1814)
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Common Name
Spur-legged Stick-insect
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Species Name
violescens
