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Phasmatodea of Thailand.jpg

Phasmatodea Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902

Stick Insects & Leaf Insects

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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea

The Phasmatodea (sometimes called Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects (in Europe and Australasia), walking sticks or stick-bugs (in the United States and Canada), phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects (generally the family Phylliidae). The ordinal name is derived from the Ancient Greek φάσμα phasma, meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the resemblance of many species to sticks or leaves. Their natural camouflage can make them extremely difficult to spot. Phasmatodea can be found all over the world in warmer zones, especially the tropics and subtropics. The greatest diversity is found in Southeast Asia and South America, followed by Australia. Phasmids also have a considerable presence in the continental United States, mainly in the Southeast.


Family: Heteropterygidae ​Kirby, 1896
Genera: Orestes
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Orestes mouhotii (Cigar Stick Insect, Chiang Mai)

​Family: Lonchodidae ​Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Genera: Lopaphus
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Lopaphus sp. 01, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2020
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Lopaphus sp. 01, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2020

Family: Phasmatidae ​Roberts, 1944
Genera: Magnus
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Magnus Giant Stick Insect Phobaeticus magnus (Hennemann & Conle, 2008)

​Family: Phylliidae ​Redtenbacher, 1906
Genera: Cryptophyllium​, Phyllium
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Cryptophyllium oyae, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Jan 2021
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Cryptophyllium oyae, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Jan 2021
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Cryptophyllium oyae, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Jan 2021
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Cryptophyllium oyae, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, May 2022
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Cryptophyllium oyae, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, May 2022
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Phyllium westwoodii Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Dec 2020
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Phyllium bioculatum var. pulchrifolium (Chaiyaphum January 2012)
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Phyllium bioculatum var. pulchrifolium
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Phyllium bioculatum var. pulchrifolium
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Phyllium bioculatum var. pulchrifolium (Gray, 1832) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum January
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Phyllium bioculatum var. pulchrifolium (Gray, 1832) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum Febuary
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Phyllium celebicum (De Haan,1842) 60 mm Punjen Phrae April
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Phyllium celebicum (De Haan,1842) 60 mm male Pungen Phrae April
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Phyllium celebicum (De Haan,1842) 60 mm male Pungen Phrae April

Unidentified Phasmatodea
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Phasmatodea 006
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Phasmatodea 008
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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