A large slow-moving tropical insect related to the stick insects, with a flattened body that resembles a leaf in shape and colour.
竹节虫
Family Phylliidae, order Phasmida: Phyllium and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
Leaf insects, so-called because they resemble broad leaves, are grouped in the same order as stick insects, Phasmida, however only about 30 species of the total 3000 are leaf insects.
Part of the challenge - and intrigue - in researching leaf insects is their rarity.
The eggs of the leaf insect are normally just scattered on the ground and will hatch in the spring.
The eggs of the spiny leaf insect are oval in shape and can be distinguished easily from the insect's droppings.
In Australia, stick insects are found in most places, but leaf insects are only found in north Queensland.
Definition of leaf insect in US English:
leaf insect
noun
A large slow-moving tropical insect related to the stick insects, with a flattened body that resembles a leaf in shape and color.
竹节虫
Family Phylliidae, order Phasmida: Phyllium and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
The eggs of the spiny leaf insect are oval in shape and can be distinguished easily from the insect's droppings.
Leaf insects, so-called because they resemble broad leaves, are grouped in the same order as stick insects, Phasmida, however only about 30 species of the total 3000 are leaf insects.
The eggs of the leaf insect are normally just scattered on the ground and will hatch in the spring.
In Australia, stick insects are found in most places, but leaf insects are only found in north Queensland.
Part of the challenge - and intrigue - in researching leaf insects is their rarity.