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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida) » Common Walkingsticks (Heteronemiidae) » Short-horn Walkingsticks (Parabacillus) » Colorado Short-horn walkingstick (Parabacillus coloradus)
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Walking stick - Parabacillus coloradus - female
Copyright © 2007 Brian Nielsen

Walking stick - Parabacillus coloradus - Female
Stansbury mountains, Tooele County, Utah, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: 2.5"
Found this little guy crossing the road. I think it is a male but I really don't know. Any ideas as to the species or genus? I was very excited to find it as I have never seen one in person.

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Contributed by Brian Nielsen on 26 August, 2007 - 9:13pm
Last updated 31 December, 2011 - 9:40am

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Moved from Parabacillus.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 June, 2011 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

Parabacillus sp., male.
This is one of the two 'short-horned' walkingstick species in North America. Both occur in Utah, I believe, so I can't conclude for you which one it is. Claspers at tip of abdomen would indicate a male. Very nice find as these are exceptionally cryptic grass mimics. One time a kid pointed one out to me on the doorjam of an outhouse in eastern Oregon and I almost still didn't see it:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 August, 2007 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

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