Pulchriphyllium bioculatum, also Gray's leaf insect, is a leaf insect native to Sumatra and the southern part of Malay Peninsula. Its specific epithet bioculatum means "two-eyed" in Latin and refers to the two dots located on the abdomen in this species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gray's Leaf Insect being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Phylliidae
- Genus
- Pulchriphyllium
- Species
- Pulchriphyllium bioculatum
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