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Leaf insect



Leaf insect, any of about 25 species of herbivorous, tropical, usually nocturnal insects of the family Phylliidae, whose green, ribbed, and veined wings and flat shape make them appear leaflike. Leaf insects are 3–4 in (8–10 cm) long and have irregularly shaped bodies.



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