Timema monikense
Species of insect
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Timema monikense, the Santa Monica Mountains timema,[1] (originally Timema monikensis) is a parthenogenetic stick insect native to California.[2][3]
| Timema monikense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Timematidae |
| Genus: | Timema |
| Species: | T. monikense |
| Binomial name | |
| Timema monikense Vickery & Sandoval, 1998 | |
Distribution
The Santa Monica Mountains timema is endemic to the state of California in the United States. It can be found in Southern California, in the Santa Monica Mountain range, hence its common name.[4]
