Phyllium bonifacioi

Phyllium bonifacioi
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phylliidae
Genus: Phyllium
Species:
P. bonifacioi
Binomial name
Phyllium bonifacioi
Lit & Eusebio, 2014

Phyllium bonifacioi is a species of phasmatodea in the family Phylliidae (leaf insect).

P. bonifacioi is found on the north of Luzon island, Philippines.[1] This species was named after Andrés Bonifacio. P. bonifacioi feeds on guava leaves. The males are thinner than the females and have transparent wings, although the female has more leaf-like wings. They have short antennae. The colour is green with some brown spots. The length of P. bonifacioi is 1 cm (0.3 inches).

References

  1. ^ "UPLB Museum of Natural History - New leaf insect species described by MNH entomologists". mnh.uplb.edu.ph. Retrieved 2021-08-28.


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