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==Taxonomy==
 
*Phasmatida
 
*Phasmatida
 
**Phasmatidae
 
**Phasmatidae
 
***''Acanthograeffea denticulata''
 
***''Acanthograeffea denticulata''
  
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The specimen in the image was:
 
*Collected by Tori Rios at Fujita Road, Tumon on 2 June 2007.
 
*Collected by Tori Rios at Fujita Road, Tumon on 2 June 2007.
 
*Submitted to the UOG insect collection by Brent Tibbets.
 
*Submitted to the UOG insect collection by Brent Tibbets.

Revision as of 22:19, 3 June 2007

Taxonomy

  • Phasmatida
    • Phasmatidae
      • Acanthograeffea denticulata

The specimen in the image was:

  • Collected by Tori Rios at Fujita Road, Tumon on 2 June 2007.
  • Submitted to the UOG insect collection by Brent Tibbets.
  • Identified by Aubrey Moore.

This species is recorded only from Saipan and Guam. It feeds on coconut and pandanus leaves (Sweezey 1946)

References

Sweezey, O. H. 1946. Orthoptera and related orders of Guam. In Insects of Guam II. Bulletin 189. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu.