Image: Male Lord Howe Island Stick-insect

Male Lord Howe Island Stick-insect

Sometimes described as the rarest insect in the world, the Lord Howe Island stick-insect is now the subject of a captive breeding program.

Photographer:
Matthew Bulbert
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Lord Howe Island Stick-insect
Scientific name:
Dryococelus australis
Family:
Phasmatidae
Order:
Phasmatodea

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Tags Lord Howe Island, Conservation, Stick insect,