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Pseudodiacantha
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Pseudodiacantha

Pseudodiacantha is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae and subfamily Necrosciinae. Members of Pseudodiacantha are excellent examples of camouflage, as they are known to cover themselves in mossy or lichenous outgrowths that supplement their disguise.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pseudodiacantha chieni

speciesPseudodiacantha chieni

Pseudodiacantha macklottii

speciesPseudodiacantha macklottii

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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 742472.