Bug FAQCommon Ridge-backed Stick-insect
Tectarchus huttoni · Order: Phasmida · Family: Phasmatidae
Also called: The Common Ridge-backed Stick Insect
Tectarchus huttoni is a stick insect that is usually green, though light-brown forms exist. Adult females are 50 to 60 mm long, making them larger than the males. It lives on the leaves of native New Zealand plants such as Astelia epiphytes, rātā, ferns and Coprosma.
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How to recognize it
They are typically green, with occasional light-brown individuals.
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Size
Females reach 50 to 60 mm, which is larger than the males.
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What it eats
They feed naturally on the leaves of the plants they inhabit.
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Where it comes from
The species is endemic to New Zealand.
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Questions people ask
What does Tectarchus huttoni look like?
It is usually green, sometimes light brown, and adult females are 50 to 60 mm long, larger than males.
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Same family (Phasmatidae)
Smooth Stick InsectClitarchus hookeri
Margin-winged Stick InsectCtenomorpha marginipennisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Prickly Stick InsectAcanthoxyla prasinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Spur Legged PhasmidDidymuria violescens
Spiny Leaf insectExtatosoma tiaratumCan bite
Titan Stick InsectAcrophylla titanSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectarchus_huttoni
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