Tirachoidea westwoodii
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| Tirachoidea westwoodii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Clitumninae |
| Tribe: | Pharnaciini |
| Genus: | Tirachoidea |
| Species: | T. westwoodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tirachoidea westwoodii (Wood-Mason, 1875) | |
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Tirachoidea westwoodii[1][2][3][4] is a species of stick insect in the order Phasmatodea.[1] It is endemic to India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[5] The eggs of the stick insect are spheric, ca. 5 mm in length and have a three-lobed micropylar plate.[6] The chorion of the eggs are hard to cut and consist of the three layers mineralized with calcium carbonate and calcium oxalate.[6]
