Stats

Lifespan

1 yr

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

New Zealand

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This stick insect lives among the foliage of forests in New Zealand. It reproduces through parthenogenesis, meaning females lay fertile eggs without mating.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Phasmida

Family

Phasmatidae

Genus

Acanthoxyla