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Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects (order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis. Despite their bizarre, even threatening appearance, they are harmless to humans.
12 branches of this family, most-observed first
Phasmatinae
subfamilyPhasmatinae
Clitumninae
subfamilyClitumninae
Tropidoderinae
subfamilyTropidoderinae
Cladomorphinae
subfamilyCladomorphinae
Extatosomatinae
subfamilyExtatosomatinae
Megacraniinae
subfamilyMegacraniinae
Xeroderinae
subfamilyXeroderinae
Platycraninae
subfamilyPlatycraninae
Achriopterini
tribeAchriopterini
Monandropterinae
subfamilyMonandropterinae
Spathomorpha
genusSpathomorpha
Monoiognosis
genusMonoiognosis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49059.