Devil-horn Stick Bug (Medauroidea
extradentata) (PSG-5)
Taxonomy: |
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Sub-Class: |
- |
Order: |
Phasmatodea |
Sub-Order: |
Anareolatae |
Family: |
Phasmatidae |
Sub-Family: |
Phasmatinae |
Genus: |
Medauroidea |
Species: |
extradentata |
Year: |
- |
Distribution: |
Vietnam. |
This is a very interesting specie. The adults got
two devil-like horns sprouting from its head. They
are parthenogenetic in most cultures but males are
fairly common in some cultures.
Females: get 3 1/2 inches (89mm) long, by
5mm wide when full of eggs.
Diet: Bramble, Hawthorn, Oak,
Red maple, Rose, Red/
Yellow Salmon Berry, Hazel.
Ova.
Few week old M. extradentata.
Medium size nymph.
Cloth up of horns.
Adult female. |