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Walkingstick - Parabacillus coloradus
Copyright © 2007 Anthony Magee

Walkingstick - Parabacillus coloradus
Peyton, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
July 23, 2007
Size: ~60 mm without legs
Very interesting find for me. I only saw it because it moved. It changed from the brown color in the picture to having a very light tint of green on brown.

The only species listed for CO that I found is coloradus, so that's where I'm putting it. It this is disputed feel free to move it.

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Walkingstick - Parabacillus coloradus Walkingstick - Parabacillus coloradus
Contributed by Anthony Magee on 23 July, 2007 - 6:58pm
Last updated 19 August, 2007 - 2:42pm

Moved
Moved from Parabacillus.
… Anthony Magee, 19 August, 2007 - 2:38pm

I think this may be...
Parabacillus, but confirmation would be nice.
… Anthony Magee, 23 July, 2007 - 11:55pm

 
Confirmed.
Yes, it is a Parabacilus, probably P. hesperus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 July, 2007 - 4:40pm

 
Thanks Eric
Thanks Eric
… Anthony Magee, 24 July, 2007 - 4:48pm

 
Phasmid
Anthony,

Similar to shape and size but not coloration to something I found recently in Louisiana (also posted to ID Request):

http://bugguide.net/node/view/129296/bgimage
… Steven Barney, 24 July, 2007 - 9:13am

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