Agathemera elegans, the elegant chinchemolle, is a species of stick insect within the family Agathemeridae.

[1][2][3] The species is found in the Andes Mountains in Chile at heights of 1500 meters above sea level.

The species is able to secrete a spray in self defense, with the spray being able to cause temporary blindness.

The secretion of A. elegans is made up of 4-methyl-1-hepten-3-one.

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