Stratocles Walkingstick vs Hausleitner's Leaf Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stratocles Walkingstick Hausleitner's Leaf Insect
Scientific Name Stratocles multilineatus Cryptophyllium limogesi
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Pseudophasmatidae Phylliidae
Size 5-8 cm 6-9 cm
Habitat Forests Mountains
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Brazil, Peru, Colombia Vietnam
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Stratocles Walkingstick

A multi-lined walkingstick from South America with several faint longitudinal stripes. It is found in tropical forests of the Amazon region.

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Did You Know?

Its multiple body stripes break up its outline, providing camouflage against striped bark and stems.

Hausleitner's Leaf Insect

A recently described leaf insect from Vietnam placed in the new genus Cryptophyllium. It has a distinctly angular thorax compared to true Phyllium.

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Did You Know?

It was one of seven undescribed species revealed by molecular data in a 2021 phylogenetic study of leaf insects.