Family

Phasmatidae

27 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

Species in this group

Megacrania batesii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Anchiale briareus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Didymuria violescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Extatosoma tiaratum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Onchestus rentzi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Acanthoxyla prasina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cladomorphus phyllinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anchiale austrotessulata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acrophylla wuelfingi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lobofemora scheirei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tectarchus ovobessus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eurycnema osiris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Onchestus gorgus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prosentoria arrogans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Clitarchus hookeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tropidoderus childrenii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phobaeticus foliatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podacanthus viridiroseus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parapodacanthus ailaketoae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Argosarchus horridus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrophylla titan

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xeroderus kirbyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parapodacanthus hasenpuschorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cladoxerus cryphaleus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cigarrophasma tessellatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Haplopus scabricollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Phasmatidae

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 27	~90%
	Peppermint Stick Insect			~60%
	Strong Stick Insect			~40%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			~30%
	Crowned Stick Insect			~30%
	Wülfing's Stick Insect			~20%
	Xeroderus kirbyi			~10%
	Hasenpusch Family Stick Insect			~10%
	Cigarrophasma tessellatum			~10%
2	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 27	~60%
	Tessellated Stick Insect			~20%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Titan Stick Insect			~10%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			~10%
	Gorgon Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Aila Keto's Stick Insect			~10%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 27	~50%
	Gorgon Stick Insect			~10%
	Tessellated Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Aila Keto's Stick Insect			~10%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 27	~50%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~20%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Titan Stick Insect			~10%
	Children’s Stick Insect			~10%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			<5%
5	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 27	~40%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~30%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 27	~30%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~20%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
7	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 27	~30%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
	Ridgebacked Stick Insect			~20%
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 27	~30%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
	Smooth Stick Insect			~10%
9	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 27	~20%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
10	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 27	~20%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~20%
11	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 27	~20%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Children’s Stick Insect			~10%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 27	~20%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~10%
	New Zealand Giant Stick Insect			~10%
13	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 27	~20%
	Prosentoria arrogans			~10%
	🦋 Phobaeticus foliatus			~10%
14	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 27	~20%
	Lobofemora scheirei			~20%
15	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 27	~10%
	Darwin Stick Insect			~10%
16	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 27	~10%
	Tessellated Stick Insect			~10%
17	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 27	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
18	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 27	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
19	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 27	~10%
	Cladoxerus cryphaleus			~10%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 27	<5%
	Mayer's Walkingstick			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 27	~40%
	Tessellated Stick Insect			~20%
	Titan Stick Insect			~10%
	Children’s Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			<5%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			<5%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 27	~30%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Titan Stick Insect			<5%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			<5%
	Children’s Stick Insect			<5%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			<5%
3	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 27	~20%
	Smooth Stick Insect			~10%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~10%
4	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 27	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			<5%
	Children’s Stick Insect			<5%
5	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 27	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~10%
6	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 27	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~10%
7	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 27	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			<5%
	Cladoxerus cryphaleus			<5%

Phasmatidae

Species in this group

Peppermint Stick Insect

Strong Stick Insect

Spur Legged Phasmid

Spiny Leaf Insect

Crowned Stick Insect

Prickly Stick Insect

Brazilian Giant Stick Insect

Margin-Winged Stick Insect

Tessellated Stick Insect

Wülfing's Stick Insect

Lobofemora scheirei

Ridgebacked Stick Insect

Darwin Stick Insect

Gorgon Stick Insect

Prosentoria arrogans

Smooth Stick Insect

Children’s Stick Insect

Phobaeticus foliatus

Red-Winged Stick Insect

Aila Keto's Stick Insect

New Zealand Giant Stick Insect

Titan Stick Insect

Xeroderus kirbyi

Hasenpusch Family Stick Insect

Cladoxerus cryphaleus

Cigarrophasma tessellatum

Mayer's Walkingstick

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Phasmatidae

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked