Family

Common Walking Stick Insects

Diapheromeridae

9 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderPhasmida (Stick Insects)
FamilyDiapheromeridae (Common Walking Stick Insects)

Species in this group

Endemic

Ocnophiloidea regularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Diapheromera femorata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Caribbiopheromera jamaicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phanocles mutica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Diapheromera velii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trychopeplus laciniatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Bactrododema krugeri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Diapheromera arizonensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bactrododema tiaratum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Walking Stick Insects

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3 of 9	~50%
	Ocnophiloidea regularis			~30%
	Caribbiopheromera jamaicana			~10%
	Phanocles mutica			~10%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~20%
	Northern Walkingstick			~20%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
4	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Prairie Walkingstick			~10%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	🦋 Long Horn Giant Stick Insect			<5%
	Tiara Giant Stick Insect			<5%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Trychopeplus laciniatus			<5%
9	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Arizona Walkingstick			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
2	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
5	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
6	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%

Common Walking Stick Insects

Species in this group

Ocnophiloidea regularis

Northern Walkingstick

Caribbiopheromera jamaicana

Phanocles mutica

Prairie Walkingstick

Trychopeplus laciniatus

Long Horn Giant Stick Insect

Arizona Walkingstick

Tiara Giant Stick Insect

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Common Walking Stick Insects

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked