Stick Insects
Order Phasmatodea
131 speciesMasters of camouflage that resemble twigs, leaves, or bark. Some species can reproduce parthenogenetically and many can regenerate lost limbs.
Species in this Order
African Giant Stick Insect
Palophus centaurus
One of the largest stick insects in East Africa, with females reaching over 20 cm in length. It has ...
African Twig Stick Insect
Clonopsis maroccana
A slender stick insect that mimics dry twigs with remarkable accuracy. It reproduces parthenogenetic...
Amazonian Giant Stick Insect
Bacteria ferula
A very long stick insect reaching over 200 mm, with an extremely thin body that closely mimics dead ...
Anangu Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium anangu
A leaf insect from southwestern India, one of the few Phylliidae known from the Indian subcontinent....
Andropromachus Stick Insect
Andropromachus scutatus
A winged stick insect from Yunnan Province in China with a shield-like thoracic plate. Males are cap...
Arizonan Walking Stick
Diapheromera arizonensis
A walkingstick found in the mountains and canyons of Arizona. It is typically brown or tan to blend ...
Austrocarausius Stick Insect
Austrocarausius mercurius
A small, cryptic stick insect found in remnant rainforest patches of Queensland. It is part of a gen...
Bartman's Timema
Timema bartmani
A small, green timema from the mountains of southern California. It was described relatively recentl...
Bhaskara's Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium bhaskarai
A leaf insect endemic to Java, Indonesia, recently separated from closely related species. It has di...
Blatchley's Walkingstick
Manomera blatchleyi
A slender, brown walkingstick found in the southeastern United States. It is named after the America...
Blue Stick Insect
Achrioptera manga
A spectacular stick insect where males are electric blue with bright orange wings. Females are much ...
Brunner Stick Insect
Bruneria borealis
A small thin brown stick insect and one of the few phasmids native to cold temperate North America. ...
Bud-wing Stick Insect
Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis
A medium-sized brown stick insect with tiny bud-like wings. It has knobby projections on its body mi...
California Timema
Timema californicum
A small green walking stick endemic to California. It is one of the most widespread Timema species o...
Cambridge's Striped Stick Insect
Pseudophasma cambridgei
A Brazilian stick insect only recently redescribed with its female and egg first identified. It has ...
Carmelae's Thorny Stick Insect
Trachyaretaon carmelae
A robust, thorny stick insect from the Philippines reaching up to 13.5 cm. It has rough, bark-like t...
Carolina Walkingstick
Diapheromera carolina
A walkingstick found in the southeastern United States, closely related to the northern walkingstick...
Celebes Leaf Insect
Phyllium celebicum
A leaf insect from Sulawesi with remarkably detailed leaf venation on its wings and body. Color rang...
Chans Megastick
Phobaeticus chani
The longest insect in the world at 567 mm (with legs extended). Discovered in Borneo in 1989. Only s...
Children's Stick Insect
Tropidoderus childrenii
A large Australian leaf insect with broad flattened body and legs. Females are vivid green and resem...
Chinese Stick Insect
Ramulus irregulariterdentatus
A long, slender stick insect with subtle irregular teeth along the edges of its body. It inhabits su...
Colorado Walking Stick
Parabacillus coloradus
A small, slender walkingstick found in arid regions of the western United States. It is well adapted...
Colorful Stick Insect
Achrioptera maroloko
A newly described giant stick insect with brilliantly colored males showing iridescent blue bodies a...
Common American Walking Stick
Diapheromera femorata
The most common stick insect in North America, with a slender brown or green body. During outbreak y...
Conle's Stick Insect
Conlephasma enigma
A rare and enigmatic stick insect from the Philippines, unusual for a typically neotropical family. ...
Creosote Bush Walkingstick
Diapheromera covilleae
A desert-adapted walkingstick that feeds on creosote bush in the American Southwest. It matches the ...
Creoxylus Stick Insect
Creoxylus spinosus
A spiny neotropical stick insect with bright warning coloration. It has short, colorful wings used f...
Cristina's Timema
Timema cristinae
A small, stout walking stick from California that comes in green, striped, and melanistic forms. It ...
Crowned Stick Insect
Onchestus rentzi
An Australian stick insect with distinctive crown-like structures on its head. It inhabits rainfores...
Delisle's Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium delislei
A leaf insect from Borneo described in recent taxonomic revisions. Females display rich green colora...
Dobson's Stick Insect
Clitarchus hookeri
New Zealand's most common stick insect, found in gardens and native bush throughout the country. It ...
Douglas-fir Timema
Timema douglasi
A parthenogenetic timema that feeds on old-growth Douglas fir. All-female populations can occasional...
Dwarf Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella parva
The smallest member of the genus Haaniella, with males reaching only about 3 cm. Despite its small s...
East African Stick Insect
Clonaria conformans
A slender, elongated stick insect with smooth green or brown body perfectly mimicking a thin twig. I...
Ericoriai Leaf Insect
Phyllium ericoriai
A Philippine leaf insect described relatively recently from Mindanao. It has notably wide abdominal ...
Fenshuiling Stick Insect
Neohirasea fenshuilingensis
A recently described stick insect from the Fenshuiling Nature Reserve in China. It has dark brown co...
Giant Bornean Walking Stick
Tirachoidea jianfenglingensis
A very large, robust stick insect with a heavily textured green or brown body covered in small tuber...
Giant Leaf Insect
Phyllium giganteum
One of the largest leaf insects in the world, with a spectacularly flattened body that perfectly mim...
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
Large Australian stick insect with lobed legs resembling leaves. Females drop eggs that mimic seeds ...
Giant Spiny Stick Insect
Haaniella dehaanii
A massive dark brown stick insect with prominent spines and a thick cylindrical body. Females are ex...
Giant Stick Insect
Phobaeticus kirbyi
A very large stick insect from Borneo with extremely elongated legs. Males are slender and capable o...
Giant Walkingstick
Megaphasma denticrus
The longest insect native to North America at up to 180 mm. Completely wingless and nocturnal. Named...
Goliath Stick Insect
Eurycnema goliath
Australias largest stick insect at up to 250 mm. Females are vivid green with small red wings they f...
Gray's Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella grayii
A large thorny stick insect named after the zoologist John Edward Gray. It inhabits the dense rainfo...
Green Bean Stick Insect
Diapherodes gigantea
A large, thick-bodied bright green stick insect from the Caribbean. Females are heavy and wingless w...
Hainan Stick Insect
Ramulus hainanense
A slender green stick insect found on Hainan Island in southern China. It feeds on tropical broadlea...
Hausleitner's Leaf Insect
Cryptophyllium limogesi
A recently described leaf insect from Vietnam placed in the new genus Cryptophyllium. It has a disti...
Heracles Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium heracles
A recently described leaf insect from Vietnam named for the Greek hero Heracles. It is a large speci...
Hujiayao's Stick Insect
Neohirasea hujiayaoi
A small stick insect from the subtropical forests of China. It is distinguished from related species...
Indian Stick Insect
Carausius morosus
One of the most commonly kept stick insects in the world, originating from southern India. It reprod...
Indian Walking Leaf
Pulchriphyllium bioculatum
An extraordinary leaf-mimicking insect with a broad, flattened green body that closely resembles a l...
Italian Stick Insect
Bacillus atticus
A small Mediterranean stick insect found in southern Europe. It is notable for its complex reproduct...
Japanese Stick Insect
Ramulus mikado
Known as 'nanafushi' in Japanese, meaning 'seven-jointed.' An elongated, twig-mimicking insect that ...
Javanese Leaf Insect
Phyllium bioculatum
A remarkable leaf mimic with a broad, flat green body, complete with realistic leaf veins, midrib, a...
Jungle Nymph
Heteropteryx dilatata
One of the heaviest stick insects, with females weighing up to 65 grams. Females are bright green wi...
Kenyan Stick Insect
Bactrododema tiaratum
A large, robust stick insect with a spiny, bark-like body and short wings. Males are much smaller an...
Letiranti's Leaf Insect
Phyllium letiranti
A leaf insect found in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It has subtly serrated leaf margins on its a...
Lichen-mimicking Stick Insect
Pseudodiacantha macklottii
A large stick insect with a rough textured body covered in small outgrowths that mimic lichen. Its g...
Lopaphus Stick Insect
Lopaphus sphalerus
A medium-sized stick insect from Southeast Asia with small wings. It has a smooth body and relativel...
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Dryococelus australis
Once thought extinct after rats were introduced in 1918, a tiny population was rediscovered in 2001 ...
Macleay's Spectre
Extatosoma popa
A large, leaf-mimicking phasmid closely related to the giant prickly stick insect. Its body is cover...
Malacomorpha Walkingstick
Malacomorpha cylindrica
A cylindrical, smooth-bodied walkingstick from the Caribbean and Central America. It has a distincti...
Malagasy Praying Stick Insect
Achrioptera punctipes
A large stick insect with spotted legs and a green to brown body covered in small spiny tubercles. F...
Malagasy Spiny Leaf Insect
Phyllium malagassum
A remarkable leaf insect with a broad, flat green body that exactly mimics a living leaf, complete w...
Malagasy Walking Stick
Achrioptera impennis
A large, wingless stick insect with a robust green body covered in small tubercles and spiny project...
Malayan Stick Insect
Phobaeticus serratipes
An extremely long stick insect with serrated legs that was once the longest known insect. Females ca...
Mediterranean Stick Insect
Bacillus rossius
A slender brown or green stick insect common around the Mediterranean. It is one of the few stick in...
Metriophasma Stick Insect
Metriophasma diocles
A medium-sized neotropical stick insect studied for its neural locomotion systems. It has been a mod...
Mexican Striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha paromalus
A striped walkingstick native to Mexico, closely related to the North American Anisomorpha species. ...
Mexican Walkingstick
Pseudosermyle straminea
A straw-colored walkingstick found across Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is commonly ...
Mindanao Broken Stick Insect
Baculofractum philippinicum
A stick insect from the Philippines with a distinctive bent or 'broken' appearance. It was the first...
Mindoro Leaf Insect
Phyllium iyadaon
A leaf insect endemic to Mindoro Island in the Philippines. Its name comes from a local word meaning...
Montieth's Leaf Insect
Phyllium monteithi
A leaf insect from the tropical forests of Queensland, Australia. It is one of only a few Phylliidae...
Moss Mimic Stick Insect
Trychopeplus laciniatus
A stick insect covered in elaborate green lobed projections that make it look like a piece of moss-c...
Mueller's Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella muelleri
A robust Bornean thorny stick insect with strong sexual dimorphism. It is one of five recently revis...
Nanling Stick Insect
Neohirasea nanlingensis
A stick insect recently described from the Nanling Mountains of Guangdong, China. It is closely rela...
Neohirasea Stick Insect
Neohirasea maerens
A small to medium winged stick insect commonly found across Vietnam. It has dark coloring with contr...
New Caledonian Giant Stick Insect
Clitarchus hookeri caledonicus
A large stick insect found in New Caledonia that mimics twigs and branches. Females can reproduce pa...
New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect
Eurycantha horrida
A robust, dark-colored stick insect densely covered in sharp tubercles and spines. It is nocturnal a...
Northern Two-striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha ferruginea
A tan to brown walkingstick found in the south-central United States. It is sometimes called the 'mu...
Ocnophiloidea Walking Stick
Ocnophiloidea regularis
A small, robust walkingstick from Central and South America. It has a slightly roughened body surfac...
Okinawa Rail Stick Insect
Phraortes illepidus
A slender stick insect endemic to the subtropical forests of Okinawa, Japan. It feeds on native broa...
Oncotophasma Stick Insect
Oncotophasma martini
A medium-sized stick insect with distinctive tubercles along its thorax. It is found in montane fore...
Ortiz's Leaf Insect
Phyllium ortizi
A recently described leaf insect from Mindanao in the southern Philippines. It is distinguished by t...
Parabacillus Walking Stick
Parabacillus hesperus
A western North American walkingstick found in California's chaparral regions. It is a small species...
Parasipyloidea Stick Insect
Parasipyloidea sipylus
A slender winged stick insect closely related to Sipyloidea. It has translucent wings with faintly p...
Peruphasma Stick Insect
Peruphasma marmoratum
A marbled-looking stick insect from the high montane forests of the Venezuelan Andes. Its mottled co...
Peruvian Fern Stick Insect
Oreophoetes peruana
A striking stick insect with a black body and contrasting red or orange wings. Males are more bright...
Pink-Winged Flying Stick Insect
Marmessoidea rosea
A slender winged stick insect with vivid pink hindwings used in flight. Males are strong fliers whil...
Pink-Winged Stick Insect
Sipyloidea sipylus
A slender stick insect with small pink hindwings that are flashed when threatened. It reproduces rea...
Prairie Walkingstick
Diapheromera velii
A grassland-dwelling walkingstick found in the central United States. Unlike forest species, it live...
Pseudoparamenexenus Stick Insect
Pseudoparamenexenus guangxiensis
A small stick insect from Guangxi Province in China. It belongs to a genus whose phylogenetic relati...
Raphael s Stick Insect
Achrioptera fallax
A large stick insect from Madagascar where males have brilliant blue and orange coloring with small ...
Red Leaf Insect
Phyllium rubrum
A stunning leaf insect that can display deep red, orange, or pink coloring. It is found in Borneo an...
Rentz's Stick Insect
Ctenomorpha marginipennis
An extremely long Australian stick insect that can reach over 20cm in body length. It is bright gree...
Sabah Stick Insect
Aschiphasma annulipes
A unique stick insect that mimics a centipede rather than a twig. Its body is segmented and flattene...
Sabah Thorny Stick Insect
Haaniella echinata
A stocky Bornean phasmid densely covered in sharp spines. Its dark coloration and spiny texture make...
Samar Leaf Insect
Phyllium samarense
A leaf insect found on Samar Island in the eastern Philippines. It was described as part of ongoing ...
Sermyle Walkingstick
Sermyle mexicana
A medium-sized walkingstick native to Mexico and Central America. It is found in tropical dry forest...
Short-winged Green Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla inermis
A smooth bright green stick insect native to New Zealand. All known individuals are female. It has t...