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Southern Two-striped Walkingstick
Anisomorpha buprestoides
11,856 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 11,856 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Northern Two-striped WalkingstickAnisomorpha ferruginea
Northern WalkingstickDiapheromera femorata
Long-headed Toothpick GrasshopperAchurum carinatum
American Grass MantisThesprotia graminis
Giant WalkingstickMegaphasma denticrus
Eastern Lubber GrasshopperRomalea microptera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,982 |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 557 |
| Mississippi | 319 |
| South Carolina | 268 |
| Texas | 239 |
| Alabama | 188 |
| North Carolina | 178 |
| Georgia | 161 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Stick Insects · Phasmida |
| Family | Striped Walkingsticks · Pseudophasmatidae |
| Genus | Two-striped Walkingsticks · Anisomorpha |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Two-striped Walkingstick with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.