The family
Phylliidae (often misspelled
Phyllidae) contains the
extant true
leaf insects or
walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably
camouflaged leaf
mimics in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from
South Asia through
Southeast Asia to
Australia. At present, there is no consensus as to the preferred classification of this group; some sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing the members of what are presently considered to be several different families.