Order Phasmatodea - Walkingsticks

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

What is this? - Anisomorpha ferruginea - male - female

northern walking stick male - Diapheromera femorata - male

Northern Two-Striped Walkingstick - Anisomorpha ferruginea - female

Northern Walking Stick - Diapheromera femorata

Prairie Walkingstick - Diapheromera - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)

Other Common Names

Sticks

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Phasmida is largely (?) synonymous.

Numbers

Insects of Cedar Creek lists 4 North American families, 29 species.

Identification

Body and legs very long and slender. No wings (one species in Florida has very short wings).

Range

Largely tropical, most species are found in the South, a few in the North.

Habitat

Usually found on trees or shrubs.

Food

Plant feeders.

Print References

(1)

Arment, C. 2005. Stick Insects of the Continental United States and Canada: Species and Early Studies. Coachwhip Publications, Landisville, PA. 202 pp.

Internet References

Tree of Life

Insects of Cedar Creek

Texas Walkingsticks - Mike Quinn

Works Cited

1.	A Field Guide to Insects By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 May, 2008 - 11:32am

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