Carausius morosus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Lonchodidae
- Genus
- Carausius
- Species
- Carausius morosus
- Scientific Name
- Carausius morosus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Carausius morosus
Carausius morosus (the 'common', 'Indian' or 'laboratory' stick insect) is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) often kept as pets. Culture stocks originate from a collection from Tamil Nadu, India. Like the majority of the Phasmatodea, C. morosus are nocturnal. Culture stocks are parthenogenetic females that can reproduce without mating. There are no reports of males, although in captivity, gynandromorphs (individuals with both female and male characteristics) are sometimes reared.
...Carausius morosus in languages:
- Chinese
- 竹節蟲
- Chinese
- 印度紅腳竹節蟲
- Czech
- pakobylka indická
- Danish
- Indisk vandrende pind
- Dutch
- Gewone Wandelende Tak
- Dutch
- Indische Wandelende Tak
- English
- Indian Walking Stick
- English
- Laboratory Stick Insect
- English
- Common Stick Insect
- English
- Indian Stick Insect
- French
- Phasme morose
- German
- Indische Stabschrecke
- Portuguese
- Bicho-pau-indiano
- Russian
- Палочник индийский
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