Title Leaf insect (Phyllium giganteum)
Description
A leaf insect in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Current location
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Link back to Institution infobox template wikidata:Q1336277
Accession number 98.24.2
Source/Photographer Children's Museum Media Collection
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Leaf_insect.jpg
The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. At present, there is no consensus as to the preferred classification of this group; some sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing the members of what are presently considered to be several different families. Order: Phasmatodea, Superfamily: Phyllioidea, Family: Phylliidae
Genera:
Chitoniscus
Microphyllium
Nanophyllium
Phyllium
† Eophyllium |
