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ID Request - Diapheromera
Copyright © 2004 Aggie

ID Request - Diapheromera
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
September 27, 2004
Found this stick bug outside my office building right next to Oso Bay in Corpus Christi, Tx. I was told that there aren't many species of stick bugs here and I was wondering what species this might be. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanx!!!
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Contributed by Aggie on 28 September, 2004 - 5:18pm
Last updated 13 October, 2005 - 8:14pm

Diapheromera
This walking stick is definetly in the genus Diapheromera and looks alot like the species covillae we have in west texas but is probably different since ours mainly lives on creosote and sometimes mesquite.
… Paul Lenhart, 26 August, 2005 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

male Phasmida
Not enough detail for "me" to identify, anyway. I can tell it is a male by the obvious claspers at the end of the abdomen, and the thickend femora on the middle legs. Most species diversity is in the south (stick insects in general are basically tropical insects), so there are several possibilities in your area.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 September, 2004 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

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