Anisomorpha ferruginea

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Anisomorpha ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Pseudophasmatidae
Genus: Anisomorpha
Species:
A. ferruginea
Binomial name
Anisomorpha ferruginea
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

Anisomorpha ferruginea is a species in the family Pseudophasmatidae ("striped walkingsticks"), in the order Phasmatodea ("walkingsticks").[1][2] Common names include "northern two-striped walkingstick", "dark walkingstick", and "prairie alligator".[3] Anisomorpha ferruginea is found in North America.[2] This insect can spray a defensive mist that contains a terpene dialdehyde.[4]

Anisomorpha ferruginea
Anisomorpha ferruginea

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