ScienceNew Australian stick insect species reveal decades-long case of mistaken identity

Australian researchers have described two large stick insect species from far north Queensland, Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis. DNA analysis, museum collections, citizen science records and surveys showed that insects once classified as two species are actually five, with narrower habitat ranges and important conservation implications.

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