This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia.
Common species
- Titan stick insect, Acrophylla titan
- Tesselated phasmid, Anchiale austrotessulata
- Large brown mantis, Archimantis latistyla
- Monster mantis, Archimantis monstrosa
- Spur legged phasmid, Didymuria violescens
- Goliath stick insect, Eurycnema goliath
- Darwin stick insect, Eurycnema osiris
- Crowned stick insect, Onchestus rentzi
- Garden mantis, Orthodera ministralis
- Pink-winged phasma, Podocanthus typhon
- False garden mantis, Pseudomantis albofimbriata
- Burying mantis, Sphodropoda tristis
- Purple-winged mantis, Tenodera australasiae
- Children's stick insect, Tropidoderus childrenii
References
- "Stick insects and praying mantids - Phasmatodea and Mantodea". FaunaBase. Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
External links
- Chew, Peter. Brisbane Insects and Spiders.
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