Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida)

Order Phasmida - Walkingsticks

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Phasmida - Walkingsticks

Family Diapheromeridae
Genus Carausius
Species morosus - Indian Stick Insect
Family Heteronemiidae - Common Walkingsticks
Genus Diapheromera
Species covilleae - Creosote Bush Walkingstick
Species femorata - Northern Walking Stick
Species velii - Diapheromera velii
Genus Manomera
Species blatchleyi - Manomera blatchleyi
Genus Megaphasma
Species denticrus - Giant Walking Stick
Genus Parabacillus
Species hesperus - Western Shorthorned Walkingstick
Species coloradus - Colorado shorthorned walkingstick
Genus Pseudosermyle
Species stramineus - Pseudosermyle stramineus
Family Phasmatidae
Family Pseudophasmatidae - Striped Walkingsticks
Genus Anisomorpha
Species buprestoides - Two-striped Walkingstick
Species ferruginea - Anisomorpha ferruginea
Family Timematidae
Genus Timema


Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.