Biology:Agathemera elegans
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Short description: Species of insect
| Agathemera elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Agathemeridae |
| Genus: | Agathemera |
| Species: | A. elegans
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| 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]
References
- ↑ "Agathemera elegans (Philippi, 1863)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1415345.
- ↑ "Agathemera elegans (Philippi 1863) - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/1081234.
- ↑ "species Agathemera elegans (Philippi, 1863): Phasmida Species File". http://phasmida.archive.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1203868.
- ↑ Schmeda-Hirschmann, Guillermo (1 August 2006). "4-Methyl-1-hepten-3-one, the Defensive Compound from Agathemera elegans (Philippi) (Phasmatidae) Insecta". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 61 (7-8): 592–594. doi:10.1515/znc-2006-7-820.
Wikidata ☰ Q10403100 entry
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