noun
Micadina phluctaenoides (species of stick insect)
A specific species of stick insect native to Japan. Scientific name: Micadina phluctaenoides.
トビナナフシは、木の枝に擬態する昆虫です。
The Micadina phluctaenoides is an insect that mimics tree branches.
Standard katakana spelling for this species name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
The name likely combines 飛び (tobi, 'jumping') and 七節 (nanafushi, 'stick insect'), though the exact derivation is uncertain.