| Phasmatodea Temporal range: Eocene - Recent |
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| Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Verophasmatodea |
| Superfamilies and families | |
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The Verophasmatodea suborder of the Phasmatodea contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf insects.