Biology:Phyllium bonifacioi

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Short description: Species of leaf insect

Phyllium bonifacioi
Phyllium bonifacioi live specimen.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phylliidae
Genus: Phyllium
Species:
P. bonifacioi
Binomial name
Phyllium bonifacioi
Lit & Eusebio, 2014

Phyllium bonifacioi is a species of phasmatodea in the family Phylliidae (leaf insect). P. bonifacioi is found on the north of Luzon island, Philippines .[1]This species was named after Andrés Bonifacio. P. bonifacioi feeds on guava leaves. The males are thinner than the female and have transparent wings, although the female has more leaf-like wings. They has short antennae. The colour is green with some brown spots. The length of P. bonifacioi is 1 cm (0.3 inches).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q108306913 entry