leaf insect

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Any of various chiefly Asian insects of the family Phyllidae that resemble leaves in color and form. Also called walking leaf. or walking leaf Any of about 25 species of flat green insects (family Phylliidae) with a leaflike appearance. Leaf insects, which range from India to the Fiji Islands, are about 2.3 in. (60 mm) long. The female has large leathery forewings (tegmina) that lie edge to edge on the abdomen and resemble, in their vein pattern, the midrib and veins in a leaf. The hind wings have no function. The male has small tegmina and ample, non-leaflike, functional hind wings. The newly hatched young are reddish, but become green after feeding on leaves
leaf insects
phyllidae
leaf insect

    Расстановка переносов

    Leaf in·sect

    Турецкое произношение

    lif însekt

    Произношение

    /ˈlēf ˈənˌsekt/ /ˈliːf ˈɪnˌsɛkt/
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