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Carolina Walkingstick

Diapheromera carolina

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 2, February 3, March 3, April 4, May 4, June 3, July 13, August 8, September 5, October 3, November 2, December 2.
United States111
North Carolina33
Tennessee21
Alabama20
Georgia17
South Carolina12
Louisiana5
Virginia3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderStick Insects · Phasmida
FamilyCommon Walking Stick Insects · Diapheromeridae
GenusDiapheromera

Sources

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Practise Carolina Walkingstick with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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