Ctenomorpha marginipennis
Margin-winged stick insect at Chisholm, ACT
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| Ctenomorpha marginipennis | Amphylaeus | 16 Mar 2022 | |
| Ctenomorpha marginipennis | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | Amphylaeus | 16 Mar 2022 |
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Hi. I am new to this group. Found this stick insect clinging to my car today. I'd be grateful if someone would ID the species. thanks. Allan
4 comments
16 Mar 2022
thanks Michael. I think it found me, or rather my car! Is this species rare or common? I've never seen it before in Canberra in the 5 years I've been living here. Also got a couple of sawfly clusters on the tea-tree at front of my house. Will send a photo of one next post
16 Mar 2022
I notice this is only the ninth sighting on Canberra Nature Map, so my guess is it would either be rare or for whatever reason more common but rarely seen or noticed.
23 Jun 2022
They feed on leaves from eucalyptus trees as well as other tree species, & are usually up in the tree canopy so not seen often.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.128324-35.413985
- Places Chisholm, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2022 09:53 AM Recorded on
- Amphylaeus Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Amphylaeus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ctenomorpha marginipennis Stick insects (Phasmatodea) Insects
Species information
- Ctenomorpha marginipennis Scientific name
- Margin-winged stick insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1587m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location