APHOTOFAUNA

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

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Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view anterior 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view head 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male head close-up 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view posterior 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view posterior 2

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male posterior tip 1

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male posterior tip 2

Unarmed Stick-insect
Acanthoxyla prasina
subsp. inermis
- male lateral view 2

Specimen found on the side of a car in a car park at Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall. 06.10.16.

This is a male specimen, a male has never been found naturalized in the UK before and not from where the species comes from, New Zealand, so this is a true global first. Note how slender the specimen is, females are much wider. Further research is being conduted on the specimen above. The species has been confirmed by sequencing in New Zealand.

The Unarmed Stick-insect is a native of New Zealand but has naturalised outdoors in the south, mainly in south-west England.

For more information about Stick-insects visit the Phasmid Study Group website.

Images of the male are copyright and may not be reproduced without first gaining the permission of David Fenwick, copyright holder and the author of this website.

APHOTOFAUNA supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project works closely with the following bodies and organisations.

The CISFBR or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders is an independent umbrella organisation supporting independent recorders and recording groups in the county of Cornwall.

The Cornish Biodiversity Network or CBN is the largest open source wildlife database in Cornwall that sends open source data to the NBN (National Biodiversity Network). It is a new recording system based on the ERICA database, the largest recording resource in Cornwall. The CBN best supports the activities and needs of the independent recording community and recording groups in Cornwall.

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education.
"Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.