Spur-legged Phasmid, Didymuria violescens.

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Didymuria violescens (Leach, 1814), Spur-legged Stick-insect

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

Animal Type

Other insects
Animal SubType

Stick insects & leaf insects
Brief Id

Green body, purple wings.
Colours

Brown, Green
Habitats

WetForest, DryForest, Woodland
Diet

Herbivore
Endemicity

Native to Australia
Conservation Statuses

CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Taxon Name

Didymuria violescens
Scientific Author

(Leach, 1814)
Common Name

Spur-legged Stick-insect
Kingdom

Animalia
Phylum

Arthropoda
Subphylum

Hexapoda
Class

Insecta
Order

Phasmatodea
Suborder

Verophasmatodea
Infraorder

Anareolatae
Family

Phasmatidae
Subfamily

Tropidoderinae
Genus

Didymuria
Species Name

violescens

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Museums Victoria Staff (2010) Didymuria violescens Spur-legged Stick-insect in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/8600
Accessed 05 January 2025

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