Portugese Stick Insect

Leptynia attenuata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmida
Family: Bacillidae

Leptynia attenuata is a species of stick insect from Diapheromeridae family which is endemic to Portugal. Study In 1998 the species was studied by Anna Paola Bianchi and Patrizia Meliado who discovered that the species have 36 chromosomes and is reproduced by amphigony.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Portugal · 3

Sources and credits

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Portugese Stick Insect

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