Aretaon asperrimus

Aretaon asperrimus
Aretaon asperrimus, pair
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Heteropterygidae
Subfamily: Obriminae
Tribe: Obrimini
Genus: Aretaon
Species:
A. asperrimus
Binomial name
Aretaon asperrimus
(Redtenbacher, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Obrimus asperrimus Redtenbacher, 1906

Aretaon asperrimus is a species of insect in the Aretaon genus of the Phasmatodea order. The sometimes used common name thorny stick insect is a bit misleading, since the species does not correspond to the typical stick-like habitus and many other species are thorny as well.

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