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Colorful Walking Stick - Megaphasma denticrus - male
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Colorful Walking Stick - Megaphasma denticrus - Male
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
September 1, 2022
Found this colorful bug crawling up the side of my grill cover.

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Colorful Walking Stick - Megaphasma denticrus - male Colorful Walking Stick - Megaphasma denticrus - male
Contributed by Abigail Young on 27 October, 2022 - 4:10pm
Last updated 27 October, 2022 - 7:55pm

Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
… Abigail Young, 29 October, 2022 - 1:28pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 27 October, 2022 - 7:55pm

Megaphasma denticrus (male)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 27 October, 2022 - 4:14pm

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