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Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
Also known as: Spiny Leaf insect • Macleay's spectre • Australian Walking Stick
• Family: Phasmatidae• Order: Phasmatodea
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Spiny Leaf insect, Macleay's spectre, Australian Walking Stick, Macleay's Spectre
Class:
Insecta
Data Completeness:
57%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
East Barron QLD 4883, Australia
1
Urliup NSW 2484, Australia
1
New South Wales, AU
1
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
1
McLeish Road, Yungaburra, North, Lake Eacham QLD 4884, Australia
1
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First: 12/31/2010 · Latest: 3/1/2025
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