Anisomorpha ferruginea

Anisomorpha ferruginea is a species in the family Pseudophasmatidae ("striped walkingsticks"), in the order Phasmatodea ("walkingsticks").[1][2] Common names include "northern two-striped walkingstick", "dark walkingstick", and "prairie alligator".[3] Anisomorpha ferruginea is found in North America.[2]

Anisomorpha ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Pseudophasmatidae
Genus: Anisomorpha
Species:
A. ferruginea
Binomial name
Anisomorpha ferruginea
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

References

  1. bugguide.net Anisomorpha ferruginea species information.
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. Encyclopedia of Life Anisomorpha ferruginea species overview.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Otte, Daniel, and Paul Brock (2003). Phasmida Species File: A Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, 505.

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