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Eurycantha portentosa

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Eurycantha portentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Lonchodidae
Genus: Eurycantha
Species:
E. portentosa
Binomial name
Eurycantha portentosa
Kirby, 1904

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Eurycantha portentosa Kirby, 1904 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ Annals & Magazine of Natural History. Taylor & Francis, Limited. 1904. p. 443.