Achrioptera manga
Achrioptera manga is a species of phasmid or stick insect of the genus Achrioptera, found only in a forest in northern Madagascar. Stick insects usually blend into their background, but the male A. manga is blue, standing out against the surrounding foliage.[1]
| Achrioptera manga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Achrioptera |
| Species: | A. manga |
| Binomial name | |
| Achrioptera manga Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019 | |
References
- Blackman, Stuart (June 2019). "New Species Discovery. Achrioptera manga". BBC Wildlife. p. 50.
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