Phanoclocrania dorsuaria

Phanoclocrania dorsuaria

Phanoclocrania dorsuaria is a species of Stick Insect/Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Phanoclocrania dorsuaria This is the Male of Stick Insect, Phasmid - Phanoclocrania dorsuaria. When it was first described by Stål back in 1875, it was placed under the genus name of Bostra. In the year 2011, 2 German taxanomists - Hennemann & Conle studied this species further and created a new genus called Phanoclocrania and placed this species under it. At the moment, there are only 2 species placed under the genus Phanoclocrania. This species is rarely seen. The Female of the same species can be seen here : https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43603/stick_insect_phasmid_-_phanoclocrania_dorsuaria.html Costa Rica,Geotagged,Phanoclocrania dorsuaria,Phasmid,Stick Insect,Winter

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Synonym
Bostra dorsuaria Stål, 1875

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyLonchodidae
GenusPhanoclocrania
SpeciesPhanoclocrania dorsuaria
Photographed in
Costa Rica