Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect (Cornicandovia australica), recorded as Critically Endangered
Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect (Cornicandovia australica). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect

Cornicandovia australica

Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect is a insekto.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Cornicandovia australica
Recorded from
Australia
Taxonomy
Insecta · Phasmida · Lonchodidae · Cornicandovia

The insect

It was first described by Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1908.

An insect has six legs and, in winged forms, one or two pairs of wings. Most named species in this catalog are known from a type series and a locality, not from a popular field guide.

Range and habitat

Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect is recorded from Australia.

GBIF currently lists 9 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Cebuano Wikipedia article on Cornicandovia australica, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q10459793 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect?
Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect is a insekto.
What is the conservation status of Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cornicandovia australica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect live?
Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect is a insekto.
Why is Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cornicandovia australica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.