Aretaon asperrimus
| Aretaon asperrimus | |
|---|---|
| Aretaon asperrimus, pair | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Heteropterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Obriminae |
| Tribe: | Obrimini |
| Genus: | Aretaon |
| Species: | A. asperrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aretaon asperrimus (Redtenbacher, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aretaon asperrimus is a species of insect in the Aretaon genus of the Phasmatodea order. The sometimes used common name thorny stick insect is a bit misleading, since the species does not correspond to the typical stick-like habitus and many other species are thorny as well.