Phasmida (Stick Insects)

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Stick Insects

Phasmida

87 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderPhasmida (Stick Insects)

Species in this group

Peppermint Stick Insect

Megacrania batesii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Parectatosoma echinus

Parectatosoma echinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ceroys perfoliatus

Ceroys perfoliatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Haaniella saussurei

Haaniella saussurei

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Touch-Me-Not Stick Insect

Epidares nolimetangere

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Strong Stick Insect

Anchiale briareus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Creoxylus spinosus

Creoxylus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyclone Larry Stick Insect

Sipyloidea larryi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ocnophiloidea regularis

Ocnophiloidea regularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spur Legged Phasmid

Didymuria violescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudophasma bispinosum

Pseudophasma bispinosum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick

Anisomorpha buprestoides

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spiny Leaf Insect

Extatosoma tiaratum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cirsia madegassa

Cirsia madegassa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crowned Stick Insect

Onchestus rentzi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Richmond River Stick Insect

Candovia strumosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Prickly Stick Insect

Acanthoxyla prasina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Candovia annulata

Candovia annulata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Indian Walking Stick

Carausius morosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brazilian Giant Stick Insect

Cladomorphus phyllinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Malayan Jungle Nymph

Heteropteryx dilatata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Prickly Haaniella

Haaniella echinata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Granulated Candovia

Candovia granulosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Thorny Stick Insect

Aretaon asperrimus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rentz's Stick Insect

Sipyloidea rentzi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Margin-Winged Stick Insect

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

🦋 No photo available

Dajaca viridipennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tessellated Stick Insect

Anchiale austrotessulata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ceroys cristatus

Ceroys cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Wülfing's Stick Insect

Acrophylla wuelfingi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ceroys spinosus

Ceroys spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lobofemora scheirei

Lobofemora scheirei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ridgebacked Stick Insect

Tectarchus ovobessus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pseudophasma unicolor

Pseudophasma unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anthericonia anketeschke

Anthericonia anketeschke

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Haaniella scabra

Haaniella scabra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lonchodes sanguineoligatus

Lonchodes sanguineoligatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pulchriphyllium agathyrsus

Pulchriphyllium agathyrsus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Diesbachia sophiae

Diesbachia sophiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Darwin Stick Insect

Eurycnema osiris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stratocles costaricensis

Stratocles costaricensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Orxines xiphias

Orxines xiphias

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Orthostheneboea exotica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dares verrucosus

Dares verrucosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phenacephorus cornucervi

Phenacephorus cornucervi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Caribbiopheromera jamaicana

Caribbiopheromera jamaicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phanocles mutica

Phanocles mutica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gorgon Stick Insect

Onchestus gorgus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aschiphasma annulipes

Aschiphasma annulipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prosentoria arrogans

Prosentoria arrogans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Asceles margaritatus

Asceles margaritatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Smooth Stick Insect

Clitarchus hookeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Parastheneboea laetior

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudophasma inca

Pseudophasma inca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Children’s Stick Insect

Tropidoderus childrenii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phobaeticus foliatus

Phobaeticus foliatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Calvisia conspersa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prairie Walkingstick

Diapheromera velii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Red-Winged Stick Insect

Podacanthus viridiroseus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 87 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see 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	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 87	>90%
	Peppermint Stick Insect			~60%
	Strong Stick Insect			~40%
	Cyclone Larry Stick Insect			~30%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			~30%
	Crowned Stick Insect			~30%
	Rentz's Stick Insect			~20%
	Wülfing's Stick Insect			~20%
	Delicate Stick Insect			~10%
	Xeroderus kirbyi			~10%
	Hasenpusch Family Stick Insect			~10%
	Cigarrophasma tessellatum			~10%
2	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	13 of 87	~90%
	Thorny Stick Insect			~20%
	Prickly Haaniella			~20%
	Haaniella scabra			~20%
	Lonchodes sanguineoligatus			~20%
	Diesbachia sophiae			~20%
	🦋 Orthostheneboea exotica			~10%
	Phenacephorus cornucervi			~10%
	Prosentoria arrogans			~10%
	Asceles margaritatus			~10%
	🦋 Parastheneboea laetior			~10%
	🦋 Phobaeticus foliatus			~10%
	🦋 Calvisia conspersa			~10%
	+1 more at the park page…
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 87	~80%
	Richmond River Stick Insect			~30%
	Candovia annulata			~20%
	Granulated Candovia			~20%
	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%
	Dark-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Kooyman’s Stick Insect			~10%
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 87	~80%
	Candovia annulata			~20%
	Granulated Candovia			~20%
	Richmond River Stick Insect			~20%
	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%
5	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	3 of 87	~70%
	Parectatosoma echinus			~50%
	Cirsia madegassa			~30%
	Indian Walking Stick			~20%
6	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 87	~70%
	Haaniella saussurei			~50%
	Touch-Me-Not Stick Insect			~40%
	🦋 Dajaca viridipennis			~20%
7	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 87	~70%
	Ceroys perfoliatus			~50%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~20%
	Ceroys spinosus			~20%
8	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	4 of 87	~70%
	Creoxylus spinosus			~30%
	Ocnophiloidea regularis			~30%
	Caribbiopheromera jamaicana			~10%
	Phanocles mutica			~10%
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 87	~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%
	Blue Mountain Stick Insect			<5%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 87	~40%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~20%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Richmond River Stick Insect			~10%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
11	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 87	~40%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~30%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
12	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 87	~30%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~30%
	Mayer's Walkingstick			<5%
13	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 87	~30%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
	Ridgebacked Stick Insect			~20%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 87	~30%
	Anthericonia anketeschke			~20%
	Eucles unicolor			~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
	Trychopeplus laciniatus			<5%
15	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 87	~30%
	Pseudophasma bispinosum			~30%
16	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 87	~30%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
	Smooth Stick Insect			~10%
17	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 87	~20%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~20%
18	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 87	~20%
	Malayan Jungle Nymph			~20%
19	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 87	~20%
	Prickly Haaniella			~20%
20	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 87	~20%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Children’s Stick Insect			~10%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 87	~20%
	Thunberg's Stick Insect			~10%
	Cape Stick Insect			~10%
	Indian Walking Stick			~10%
22	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 87	~20%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~10%
	New Zealand Giant Stick Insect			~10%
23	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 87	~20%
	Pseudophasma bispinosum			~20%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 87	~20%
	Stratocles costaricensis			~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
	🦋 Brizoides soror			~10%
25	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 87	~20%
	Pseudophasma inca			~10%
	Pseudophasma blanchardi			~10%
26	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 87	~20%
	Ceroys cristatus			~20%
27	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 87	~20%
	Northern Walkingstick			~20%
28	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~20%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~20%
29	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 87	~20%
	Lobofemora scheirei			~20%
30	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 87	~20%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~20%
31	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 87	~20%
	Pulchriphyllium agathyrsus			~20%
32	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 87	~20%
	Cladoxerus cryphaleus			~10%
	Xerosoma canaliculatum			~10%
	Ceroys perfoliatus			<5%
33	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
34	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 87	~10%
	Darwin Stick Insect			~10%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 87	~10%
	Stratocles costaricensis			~10%
36	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 87	~10%
	Tessellated Stick Insect			~10%
37	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 87	~10%
	Orxines xiphias			~10%
38	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 87	~10%
	Dares verrucosus			~10%
39	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 87	~10%
	Cape Stick Insect			~10%
	Indian Walking Stick			<5%
40	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 87	~10%
	Aschiphasma annulipes			~10%
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 87	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
42	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
43	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 87	~10%
	Prickly Haaniella			~10%
44	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 87	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
45	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 87	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
46	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Prairie Walkingstick			~10%
47	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 87	~10%
	Cryptophyllium oyae			~10%
48	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 87	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
49	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 87	~10%
	Pseudophasma unicolor			~10%
50	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~10%
51	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 87	~10%
	French Stick Insect			~10%
	Pijnackeria masettii			<5%
52	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
53	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 87	~10%
	🦋 Pseudophasma missionum			~10%
54	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 87	~10%
	🦋 Pseudophasma missionum			~10%
55	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 87	~10%
	🦋 Long Horn Giant Stick Insect			<5%
	Tiara Giant Stick Insect			<5%
56	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 87	~10%
	Pijnackeria masettii			~10%
57	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Arizona Walkingstick			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 87	~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	7 of 87	~30%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			~10%
	Titan Stick Insect			<5%
	Red-Winged Stick Insect			<5%
	Children’s Stick Insect			<5%
	Richmond River Stick Insect			<5%
	Spiny Leaf Insect			<5%
3	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 87	~20%
	Smooth Stick Insect			~10%
	Prickly Stick Insect			~10%
4	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 87	~20%
	Indian Walking Stick			~10%
	Cape Stick Insect			~10%
	Thunberg's Stick Insect			~10%
5	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 87	~10%
	Indian Walking Stick			~10%
6	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 87	~10%
	Margin-Winged Stick Insect			~10%
	Spur Legged Phasmid			<5%
	Children’s Stick Insect			<5%
7	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 87	~10%
	Indian Walking Stick			~10%
	French Stick Insect			<5%
8	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 87	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~10%
9	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 87	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			~10%
10	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			~10%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 87	~10%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
12	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 87	~10%
	Brazilian Giant Stick Insect			<5%
	Cladoxerus cryphaleus			<5%
13	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	~10%
	Northern Walkingstick			~10%
14	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Indian Walking Stick			<5%
16	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Indian Walking Stick			<5%
17	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
18	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 87	<5%
	Xerosoma canaliculatum			<5%
19	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
20	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
21	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Southern Two-Striped Walkingstick			<5%
22	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
23	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Northern Walkingstick			<5%
24	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 87	<5%
	Indian Walking Stick			<5%