Bacillus rossius

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Bacillus rossius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Bacillidae
Genus: Bacillus
Species: B. rossius
Binomial name
Bacillus rossius
Rossi, 1788
A B. rossius camouflages itself on a twig
Eating a leaf of Rubus ulmifolius

Bacillus rossius (Rossi, 1788) is a species of stick insect, common in Europe. The species is endemic of northwestern Mediterranean, especially Spain, Southern France, Italy and the Balkans.[1][2]

Overview

Adults have a slim body, with small antennae and long and thin legs. Colors vary from light green to brown, and female exemplars are greater than male.

Gallery

  • Adult and larva

  • Female

  • Female (head's detail)

  • in a meadow (video)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oliver Zompro: Grundwissen Pasmiden – Biologie - Haltung - Zucht. Sungaya Verlag, Berlin 2012, S. 73, ISBN 978-3-943592-00-9
  2. ↑ Bacillus rossius at bugsincyberspace.com

External links

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