Acanthoxyla inermis (the unarmed stick insect) is an insect that was described by John Salmon in 1955. Acanthoxyla inermis is included in the genus Acanthoxyla, and family Phasmatidae. No subspecies are listed. This species is native to New Zealand but has been unintentionally moved to Great Britain where it has grown a stable population and is the longest insect observed in the UK, and the most common of the stick insects that have established themselves on the island.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Unarmed 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
- Clitarchus hookeri
- Niveaphasma annulatum
- Tectarchus huttoni
- Bacillus atticus
- Bacillus rossius
- Acanthoxyla prasina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Phasmatidae
- Genus
- Acanthoxyla
- Species
- Acanthoxyla inermis
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