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Graeffea crouanii

‘Ē

Coconut Stick Insect

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Coconut Stick Insect

TRADITIONAL NAMES: ‘Ē (RR), ‘E‘e (MG), Vēvē / Ēē (AT), ‘Ē‘ē (MK AK), Vīvī / ‘Ē‘ē (MT), Manu Nīkau (TS TW); COMMENT: Mitiaro - most say Vīvī for female and male; some say Vīvī for female and ‘Ē‘ē for male.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: RANGE Orient - Mangareva (s.Tuamotu)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; S.Group - common; N.Group - uncommon; Land, horticultural

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Serious agricultural pest

KEY FEATURES: Slender, female to 120x6mmBL, male to 70x3mmBL. FEMALE green; legs slender and long, to 80mm; wingcovers short, to 6mm, green; wings short to 10mm, front green, rear reddish. MALE brown; legs slender and long to 50mm; wingcovers short 5mm, brown with pale stripe; wings long, 20mm, front brown with pale stripe, rear reddish.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+++
P
P
P
P
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
+

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Scientific Taxonomy

Graeffea crouanii (Le Guillou, 1841)
SYNONYMS: Graeffia crouanii [misspelling]; Graeffea cocophaga; Graeffea coccophaga [misspelling]; Lopaphus coccophaga

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Phasmatodea; PHASMATIDAE

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SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Serious agricultural pest. Comments: NBSAP - Mauke (7 of 10 animals), NBSAP - Mitiaro (9 of 9 animals)

GENERAL NOTE: A native of the Orient which has dispersed as eggs by rafting and assisted by early people transporting Coconut Palm planting material. Actual native range unknown.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
Special Reference: PM79

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM04b, zD03b

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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