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Stick insect from Bosque del Apache National Wildlife refuge, New Mexico - Diapheromera velii - male
Copyright © 2012 Bill Gorum

Stick insect from Bosque del Apache National Wildlife refuge, New Mexico - Diapheromera velii - Male
Marsh loop Trail, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife refuge, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
October 6, 2012
Size: approx 10 cm total legnth
Found crossing trail in upland part of Marsh loop trail. Habitat was sandy chihuahuan desert scrub/desert grassland. Prosopis glandulosa, Chilopsis linearis, Rhus microphila, Atriplex canescens are dominant shrubs. Many grasses and forbs.
Contributed by Bill Gorum on 16 November, 2012 - 11:17pm
Last updated 17 November, 2012 - 5:45pm

adult male Diapheromera velii
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 November, 2012 - 5:43pm

 
Thanks a million! This is on
Thanks a million! This is one of the things I love about BugGuide!
… Bill Gorum, 18 November, 2012 - 6:22pm

I'm a beginner
But have you thought about the Giant Walking Stick?
… A. Hendrickson, 17 November, 2012 - 1:21pm

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