Agathemera elegans
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| Agathemera elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Agathemeridae |
| Genus: | Agathemera |
| Species: | A. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Agathemera elegans (Philippi, 1863) | |
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Agathemera elegans, the elegant chinchemolle, is a species of stick insect within the family Agathemeridae.[1][2][3] The species is found in the Andes Mountains in Chile at heights of 1500 meters above sea level. The species is able to secrete a spray in self defense, with the spray being able to cause temporary blindness. The secretion of A. elegans is made up of 4-methyl-1-hepten-3-one.[4]
