Argosarchus horridus

Argosarchus horridus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Verophasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Argosarchus
Hutton, 1898
Species: A. horridus
Binomial name
Argosarchus horridus
(White, 1846)
Synonyms

Argosarchus spiniger (White, 1846)

Argosarchus horridus, or the New Zealand giant stick insect, is a stick insect of the family Phasmatidae, endemic to New Zealand and the only member of its genus. Their body-length, up to 15 cm, is the longest of any New Zealand insect.

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