| Pijnackeria hispanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Bacillidae |
| Genus: | Pijnackeria |
| Species: | P. hispanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pijnackeria hispanica (Bolívar, 1878) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pijnackeria hispanica, commonly known as the Spanish walkingstick or the Spanish stick insect, is a species of Phasmid (stick insect) in the family Diapheromeridae. [2] It is found in Spain and France. [1] This species' color can be turquoise, brown, or green. P. hispanica usually feeds on rose leaves.[ citation needed ] This phasmid is slender with short antennae and yellow or brown eyes with a black horizontal stripe or pseudopupil.