Mexican Striped Walkingstick vs California Timema

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Mexican Striped Walkingstick California Timema
Scientific Name Anisomorpha paromalus Timema californicum
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Pseudophasmatidae Timematidae
Size 4-7 cm 1.5-2.5 cm
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Mexico United States (California)
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Mexican Striped Walkingstick

A striped walkingstick native to Mexico, closely related to the North American Anisomorpha species. It has faint longitudinal body stripes.

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Did You Know?

It is one of only a few Anisomorpha species found outside the continental United States.

California Timema

A small green walking stick endemic to California. It is one of the most widespread Timema species on the Pacific coast.

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Did You Know?

The entire genus Timema is restricted to western North America and represents the most ancient lineage of living stick insects.