Haaniella grayii Westwood 1859

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Length: Coloring: Note any distinguishing features.

Note parental placement of eggs. Note appearance of eggs. Note any common variations.

Note if the species arborial or terrestrial. Canopy, mid, under, etc.

Note typical vegetation, e.g. tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, grasslands, alpine, etc.

Note if this species has ever been reared. Note any suggestions for successful rearing.

PSG notes indicate the following foodplants have been used successfully in captivity: Bramble, Ivy, Oak, Pyracantha, Raspberry, Rose.

Australia: known only from type locality.
Extralimital distribution: Indo-Malay Region.

It is not known if this species is endangered, as there is insufficient sighting history.

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Brock, P.D. (1999). Review, Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomological Society, 58: 177-178.
Bruins, E. (1999). The Complete Encyclopedia of Terrarium. Grange Books.
Tepper, J.G.O. (1902). List of the Described Genera and Species of the Australian and Polynesian Phasmidæ (Spectre-Insects). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 26: 278-287.
Vickery, V.R. (1983). Catalogue of Australian stick insects (Phasmida, Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera, or Cheleutoptera). CSIRO Australian Division of Entomology Technical Paper, No. 20, 15 pp.
Westwood, J.O. (1874). Thesaurus Entomologicus Oxoniensis: or illustrations of new, rare and interesting insects, for the most part coloured, in the collections presented to the University of Oxford by the Rev. F.W. Hope. London: McMillan & Co. i-xxiv, 205 pp., 40 pls
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This is PSG species 125.