Phyllium bonifacioi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phylliidae |
Genus: | Phyllium |
Species: | P. bonifacioi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllium bonifacioi Lit & Eusebio, 2014
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Phyllium bonifacioi is a species of phasmatodea in the family Phylliidae (leaf insect).
P. bonifacioi is found on the north of Luzon island, Philippines.[1] This species was named after Andrés Bonifacio. P. bonifacioi feeds on guava leaves. The males are thinner than the females and have transparent wings, although the female has more leaf-like wings. They have short antennae. The colour is green with some brown spots. The length of P. bonifacioi is 1 cm (0.3 inches).
References
[edit]- ^ "UPLB Museum of Natural History - New leaf insect species described by MNH entomologists". mnh.uplb.edu.ph. Retrieved 2021-08-28.