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Two-Striped Walkingstick

Anisomorpha spp.

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Field Notes

Notes:

I had never seen a walkingstick on the underside of a log before.

Reference Links:

Northern Two-striped Walkingstick - Anisomorpha ferruginea - Overview, Anisomorpha, Two-striped Walking Stick - Anisomorpha buprestoides - Overview

Species ID Suggestions

Two-striped walkingsticks (pair)

Anisomorpha spp.

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
Both the northern (Anisomorpha ferruginea) and the southern (Anisomorpha buprestoides) occur in Texas, and I don't think they can be differentiated by your image. It's better to just go with the genus as your listing. Nice find! :-)

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PublishedJune 12, 2013

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