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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmatodea) » Striped Walkingsticks (Pseudophasmatidae) » Anisomorpha » Two-striped Walkingstick (Anisomorpha buprestoides)

Species Anisomorpha buprestoides - Two-striped Walkingstick

Classification · Size · Range · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Two-striped Walkingstick, male - Anisomorpha buprestoides - male Two-striped Walkingstick, mating - Anisomorpha buprestoides - male - female not sure what this is - Anisomorpha buprestoides Portrait of Female Two-Striped Walkingstick - Anisomorpha buprestoides - female Can anyone help identify this bug? - Anisomorpha buprestoides Two-striped Walkingstick - Anisomorpha buprestoides stick bug - Anisomorpha buprestoides stick bug - Anisomorpha buprestoides
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Family Pseudophasmatidae (Striped Walkingsticks)
Genus Anisomorpha
Species buprestoides (Two-striped Walkingstick)
Size
40-80 mm
Range
Southeastern United States
Remarks
Members of this genus can deliver a chemical spray to the eyes that can cause corneal damage (references quoted Texas entomology).
Print References
Arnett, p. 151, figs. 10.4-10.5 (1)
Internet References
Presence in Texas--also discusses medical importance.
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 30 October, 2006 - 8:28pm

Online Resource
The University of Florida has an informative article, found here, featuring the Two-striped Walkingstick. The article details its distribution, identification, habits and habitats, defensive secretion, and 20 print references.
… The Longs, 17 July, 2006 - 10:18am

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