Phylliidae
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The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. Earlier sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing genera in what are presently considered to be several different families.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPhasmida
- FamilyPhylliidae
葉䗛，俗稱葉蟲或樹葉蟲，居住在熱帶雨林，吸食樹汁，以能擬態成樹葉的能力稱著。
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- Characteristics
- Tribes, genera and species
- [[Phylliini]]
- [[Nanophylliini]]
- Captivity
- Extinct species
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The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. Earlier sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing genera in what are presently considered to be several different families.
==Characteristics==