Family

Striped Walkingsticks

Pseudophasmatidae

12 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderPhasmida (Stick Insects)
FamilyPseudophasmatidae (Striped Walkingsticks)

Species in this group

Creoxylus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudophasma bispinosum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Anisomorpha buprestoides

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudophasma unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anthericonia anketeschke

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Stratocles costaricensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudophasma inca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudophasma blanchardi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Pseudophasma missionum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eucles unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Brizoides soror

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xerosoma canaliculatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Striped Walkingsticks

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	1 of 12	~30%
	Creoxylus spinosus			~30%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	~30%
	Pseudophasma bispinosum			~30%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~30%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 12	~20%
	Anthericonia anketeschke			~20%
	Eucles unicolor			~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	~20%
	Pseudophasma bispinosum			~20%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 12	~20%
	Stratocles costaricensis			~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
	🦋 Brizoides soror			~10%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 12	~20%
	Pseudophasma inca			~10%
	Pseudophasma blanchardi			~10%
8	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~20%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~20%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Stratocles costaricensis			~10%
11	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
12	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
14	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~10%
15	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	~10%
	🦋 Pseudophasma missionum			~10%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	🦋 Pseudophasma missionum			~10%
17	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Xerosoma canaliculatum			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~10%
2	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	<5%
	Xerosoma canaliculatum			<5%
3	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			<5%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			<5%

Striped Walkingsticks

Species in this group

Creoxylus spinosus

Pseudophasma bispinosum

Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick

Pseudophasma unicolor

Anthericonia anketeschke

Stratocles costaricensis

Pseudophasma inca

Pseudophasma blanchardi

Pseudophasma missionum

Eucles unicolor

Brizoides soror

Xerosoma canaliculatum

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Striped Walkingsticks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked