Reuterella Barklouse vs Sumatran Stick Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Reuterella Barklouse Sumatran Stick Mantis
Scientific Name Reuterella helvimacula Toxodera hauseri
Order Psocoptera Mantodea
Family Elipsocidae Toxoderidae
Size 2.0-3.5 mm 65-90 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Europe Sumatra, Indonesia
Conservation Not Evaluated Data Deficient

Reuterella Barklouse

A small barklouse with distinctive pale spots on dark wings found on tree bark. It is common in mixed forests throughout Europe.

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Did You Know?

This barklouse is one of the few European psocid species that can be identified in the field by its wing pattern alone.

Sumatran Stick Mantis

A slender stick mantis found in the montane forests of Sumatra. It is one of the few Toxodera species adapted to cooler highland conditions.

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Did You Know?

It lives at elevations above 1,000 meters, unusually high for a tropical stick mantis.