Riddells Creek - Stick Insects and Leaf Insects
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	Common Name	Scientific Name (Family)
1	Unknown Stick Insect	Unknown (Phasmatidae)
	Unknown Stick Insect	Unknown (Phasmatidae)
	Unknown Stick Insect	Unknown (Phasmatidae)

Stick Insects and Leaf Insects are insects that make up the Order Phasmatodea. This Order contains
150 species in Australia in two families: Stick Insects (Family Phasmatidae) and Leaf Insects (Family
Phylliidae). Most of the more commonly seen species are green or brown.

A good general book about insects, covering Stick Insects and Leaf Insects, is
"A Field Guide to Insects in Australia" by Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey.

More about Insects & other Invertebrate classes.

If you've seen a Stick Insect or Leaf Insect in Riddells Creek that isn't on this list
please let us know ... we'd love to add it to our list.

All photos are taken in Riddells Creek. If you have photos taken in Riddells Creek
and would like to submit them, send them to Russell & Gill Best.

All photos ©Riddells Creek Landcare or Photographer.

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