Eurycantha portentosa is a species of stick insect belonging to the family Lonchodidae. It was first described by British entomologist William Forsell Kirby in 1904.[1] It is primarily found in the Rossel Island of Papua New Guinea.[2]
Eurycantha portentosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Lonchodidae |
Genus: | Eurycantha |
Species: | E. portentosa
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Binomial name | |
Eurycantha portentosa Kirby, 1904
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References
edit- ^ "Eurycantha portentosa Kirby, 1904 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Annals & Magazine of Natural History. Taylor & Francis, Limited. 1904. p. 443.