CIBED - - Coconut Stick Insect

Graeffea crouanii Coconut Stick Insect ‘Ē ^RR

f.PHASMATIDAE Stick-insects

Graeffea crouanii Coconut Stick Insect ‘Ē ^RR

f.PHASMATIDAE Stick-insects

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Intl. NamesCoconut Stick Insect ^EN

Local Names‘Ē^RR ‘E‘e^MG Ēē^AT Vēvē^AT ‘Ē‘ē^MK,MT,AK Vīvī^MT Manu Nīkau^TNs,TNw

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesGraeffea crouanii (accepted name) , Graeffea coccophaga, Graeffea cocophaga, Graeffia crouanii, Lopaphus coccophaga

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, o.Stick Insects, f.Stick-insects - Stick-insect

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Phasmatodea, f.PHASMATIDAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG^PAT^PMK^PMT^PAK^PPL?MN?TK?

Nth. PresenceTN⁺MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginIntroduced; Polynesian; Naturalised

Global RangeRange: Orient - Mangareva (s.Tuamotu);

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Horticultural Zone

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessInvasive; Agriculture

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationSlender, 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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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Coconut Stick Insect ^EN

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

‘Ē^RR ‘E‘e^MG Ēē^AT Vēvē^AT ‘Ē‘ē^MK,MT,AK Vīvī^MT Manu Nīkau^TNs,TNw

National Name: ‘Ē ^RR

Notes: Mitiaro - most say Vīvī for female and male; some say Vīvī for female and ‘Ē‘ē for male.

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	‘Ē
Rarotonga	+++	‘Ē
Mangaia	P	‘E‘e
Ātiu	P	Vēvē / Ēē
Ma‘uke	P	‘Ē‘ē
Miti‘āro	P	Vīvī / ‘Ē‘ē
Aitutaki	P	‘Ē‘ē
Palmerston		?P,?N
Tongareva-write	+	Manu Nīkau
Tongareva-speak	+	Manu Nīkau
Manihiki		?P,?N
Rakahanga		?P,?N
Pukapuka		?P,?N
Nassau		?P,?N

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia	Present
Ātiu	Present
Ma‘uke	Present
Miti‘āro	Present
Aitutaki	Present
Palmerston
Manuae
Takūtea
Tongareva	+
Manihiki
Rakahanga
Pukapuka
Nassau
Suwarrow

Note: S.Group - common; N.Group - uncommon

Vouchers for:
Graeffea crouanii

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Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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Habitat

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Threatened

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

no data available

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.16 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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