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Cryptophyllium athanysus

Cryptophyllium athanysus, is a species of phasmid or stick insect. It is the smalles species of the Phylliidae genus Cryptophyllium and is found in Sri Lanka.

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Cryptophyllium athanysus
A and B females, C male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phylliidae
Genus: Cryptophyllium
Species:
C. athanysus
Binomial name
Cryptophyllium athanysus
(Westwood, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Phyllium athanysus Westwood, 1859

Cryptophyllium athanysus, is a species of phasmid or stick insect. It is the smalles species of the Phylliidae (leaf insects) genus Cryptophyllium and is found in Sri Lanka.123

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References

  1. Brock, Paul. D.; Büscher, Thies H.; Baker, Edward W. "Cryptophyllium athanysus". Phasmida Species File Online. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. Cumming, Royce T.; Bank, Sarah; Bresseel, Joachim; Constant, Jérôme; Le Tirant, Stéphane; Dong, Zhiwei; Sonet, Gontran; Bradler, Sven (2021). "Cryptophyllium, the hidden leaf insects – descriptions of a new leaf insect genus and thirteen species from the former celebicum species group (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)". ZooKeys (1018): 1–179. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1018....1C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1018.61033. PMC 7907054. PMID 33664609.
  3. "Species Details : Phyllium (Phyllium) athanysus Westwood, 1859". Catalogue of Life. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2015.