Chinese Stick Insect vs Andropromachus Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Chinese Stick Insect Andropromachus Stick Insect
Scientific Name Ramulus irregulariterdentatus Andropromachus scutatus
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Phasmatidae Lonchodidae
Size 10-14 cm 5-8 cm
Habitat Forests Mountains
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions China China (Yunnan)
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Chinese Stick Insect

A long, slender stick insect with subtle irregular teeth along the edges of its body. It inhabits subtropical forests of southern China.

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Did You Know?

Its mitochondrial genome has been fully sequenced and used as a reference for Phasmatidae phylogenetics.

Andropromachus Stick Insect

A winged stick insect from Yunnan Province in China with a shield-like thoracic plate. Males are capable of sustained flight.

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Did You Know?

Its scutellum (shield-shaped plate on the thorax) is unusually prominent for a Necrosciinae stick insect.