French stick insect

Description

Clonopsis gallica, the French stick insect, is a stick insect species in the genus Clonopsis. It has been recorded from: Croatia, France (including Corsica), Jersey, Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and most of the minor islands) Portugal (including Azores), Spain (including Majorca), Madeira, Tenerife and North-Western Africa. This species is a stable, obligate parthenogen. Clonopsis is a stick insect genus in the family Bacillidae. Species have been recorded from mainland Europe and North Africa.