Clonopsis gallica is a stick insect species in the genus Clonopsis. It has been recorded from: Croatia, France (including Corsica), Jersey, Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and most of the minor islands) Portugal (including Azores), Spain (including Majorca), Madeira, Tenerife and North-Western Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of French stick 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.
Easily confused with
- Bacillus rossius
- Bacillus atticus
- Pijnackeria masettii
- Manomera blatchleyi
- Phalces brevis
- Carausius morosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Bacillidae
- Genus
- Clonopsis
- Species
- Clonopsis gallica
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