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Acrophylla
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Acrophylla

Acrophylla is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Phasmatini, erected by George Robert Gray in 1835. Species are found in Sichuan, Australia, New Guinea and surrounding islands such as Tasmania and Larat.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Titan Stick Insect

speciesAcrophylla titan

Wülfing's Stick Insect

speciesAcrophylla wuelfingi

Giant Spiny Acrophylla

speciesAcrophylla enceladus

Acrophylla cookorum

speciesAcrophylla cookorum

Quick Stick Insect

speciesAcrophylla thoon

Cloudy Stick Insect

speciesAcrophylla nubilosa

Highlands Giant Acrophylla

speciesAcrophylla alta

Acrophylla maindroni

speciesAcrophylla maindroni

Acrophylla sichuanensis

speciesAcrophylla sichuanensis

Acrophylla bhaskarai

speciesAcrophylla bhaskarai

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Acrophylla in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.40

Acrophylla in Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.332

Acrophylla in Selected Illustrations of Plants Collected in Japan

Selected Illustrations of Plants Collected in Japan

Engelbert Kaempfer · 1712 · p.71

Acrophylla in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.90

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 337437.