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Family Phasmatidae - Winged Walkingsticks

Indian Stick Insect, Carausius morosus - Carausius morosus Indian Stick Insect? - Carausius morosus - female Western Short-horn Walkingstick in San Luis Obispo? - Carausius morosus Phasmid - Carausius morosus C. morosus - Carausius morosus Indian Walking Stick - Carausius morosus Haplopus scabricollis - male Haplopus scabricollis - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Phasmida (Walkingsticks)
Family Phasmatidae (Winged Walkingsticks)
Explanation of Names
Author: Gray, 1835
Numbers
a single sp. in our area(1); a very large family, with ca. 160 genera worldwide(2)
Range
all major zoogeographical regions(2); in our area, FL only(1)
One native species in FL, another species in CA, introduced from India with the pet trade and accidentally released.
Internet References
University of Alberta
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Brock P.D. Phasmida species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 January, 2007 - 9:29am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Graham M, ceiseman, v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 3 August, 2021 - 1:58pm

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