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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida) » Diapheromeridae » Diapheromera » Arizona Walkingstick (Diapheromera arizonensis)

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Copyright © 2008 Gerardine Vargas

Diapheromera femorata - Diapheromera arizonensis -

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
November 19, 2008
Size: body is ~2.5 inches

I believe this is a creosote bush walkingstick or Diapheromera covilleae (based on location). Can anyone tell me if this is male or female?

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Diapheromera femorata - Diapheromera arizonensis - female

Diapheromera femorata - Diapheromera arizonensis - female

Diapheromera femorata - Diapheromera arizonensis - female

Diapheromera femorata - Diapheromera arizonensis - female

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 19 November, 2008 - 6:43pm
Last updated 17 November, 2012 - 12:09pm

Moved

Moved from Northern Walkingstick.

… David J. Ferguson, 17 November, 2012 - 12:09pm

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Diapheromera femorata

is what it looks like to me. It appears to lack the "horns" that D. covilleae has. Also, it has banded femorae, which is typical of D. femorata. D. covilleae is a Creosote bush specialist, and rarely strays from this plant. D. femorata is not picky as a species. Populations in Arizona are often found on woody Legumes such as Mesquite, Acacia, and also on Oaks, but may turn up on all sorts of plants - usually woody. I've never seen one on Creosote, which few species of insects like.

Almost forgot, this is a female.

… David J. Ferguson, 19 November, 2008 - 11:05pm

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David, what do you think of

and

?

… john and jane balaban, 20 November, 2008 - 4:53pm

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I would agree.

I picked up a pair of female covilleae that were twice the size you give, too....and they were on creosote.

… Eric R. Eaton, 20 November, 2008 - 1:42am

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Thanks!

Many thanks for the enlightening information! I was blindly basing my amateur ID on the data map. I did notice the lack of horns but I thought that might be because it might still be a juvenile. Data map for femorata did not include Arizona. Interesting to know that we have them here in Arizona too. This one was found on a mexican fencepost cactus.

… Gerardine Vargas, 20 November, 2008 - 9:32am

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Have a look at

the map now :-)

… John R. Maxwell, 20 November, 2008 - 9:43am

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Nice

Thank you for updating the map :)

… Gerardine Vargas, 20 November, 2008 - 10:16am

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