Budwing Stick Insects | Ponderosa Zoo

Budwing Stick Insect

(Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis)

FUN FACTS

Animal Class: Invertebrate.

Distribution: Thailand.

Diet: Herbivorous.

Lifespan: Approximately 1 year.

CONSERVATION STATUS

Unknown.

Population Trend

Unknown.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Population

Unknown

Did you know?

Like other species of stick insect the budwing can lay eggs without mating, this is called parthenogenesis, which is where the animal produces a clone of itself.

See our Budwing Stick Insects!

Our colony of Budwing Stick Insects can be found in the Nocturnal House.

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