Clitarchus (phasmid)

{{Short description|Genus of stick insects}}

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| image = Clitarchus hookeri mating pair.jpg

| image_caption = Clitarchus hookeri mating pair

| taxon = Clitarchus

| authority = Stål, 1875

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Clitarchus is a genus of stick insects in the Phasmatidae family and Phasmatinae sub-family.{{cite web|title=Clitarchus Stål|url=http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/phasmatodea/clitarchus.asp|publisher=Landcare Research|accessdate=2012-03-28}} This genus is the most common stick insect in New Zealand. It is found widely throughout the North Island and part of the South Island on kanuka and manuka, as well as various common garden plants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/phasmatodea/classification/clitarchus|title=Clitarchus|website=Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-08-22}}