Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Phasmatodea

Macleay's Spectre

Extatosoma popa

10-14 cm
Phasmatodea

Malacomorpha Walkingstick

Malacomorpha cylindrica

4-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Malagasy Praying Stick Insect

Achrioptera punctipes

150-200 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Malagasy Spiny Leaf Insect

Phyllium malagassum

60-80 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Malagasy Walking Stick

Achrioptera impennis

140-210 mm
Phasmatodea Not Evaluated

Malayan Stick Insect

Phobaeticus serratipes

Body 270-330 mm, total with legs up to 550 mm
Phasmatodea

Mediterranean Stick Insect

Bacillus rossius

60-105mm
Phasmatodea

Metriophasma Stick Insect

Metriophasma diocles

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea

Mexican Striped Walkingstick

Anisomorpha paromalus

4-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Mexican Walkingstick

Pseudosermyle straminea

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Mindanao Broken Stick Insect

Baculofractum philippinicum

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Mindoro Leaf Insect

Phyllium iyadaon

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Montieth's Leaf Insect

Phyllium monteithi

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Moss Mimic Stick Insect

Trychopeplus laciniatus

60-80mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Mueller's Thorny Stick Insect

Haaniella muelleri

7-11 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Nanling Stick Insect

Neohirasea nanlingensis

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Neohirasea Stick Insect

Neohirasea maerens

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Giant Stick Insect

Clitarchus hookeri caledonicus

80-120 mm
Phasmatodea

New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect

Eurycantha insularis

100-130mm
Phasmatodea

New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect

Eurycantha horrida

100-140 mm
Phasmatodea

Northern Two-striped Walkingstick

Anisomorpha ferruginea

4-6 cm
Phasmatodea

Ocnophiloidea Walking Stick

Ocnophiloidea regularis

4-7 cm
Phasmatodea Endangered

Okinawa Rail Stick Insect

Phraortes illepidus

8-12 cm
Phasmatodea

Oncotophasma Stick Insect

Oncotophasma martini

7-10 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Ortiz's Leaf Insect

Phyllium ortizi

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Parabacillus Walking Stick

Parabacillus hesperus

4-6 cm
Phasmatodea

Parasipyloidea Stick Insect

Parasipyloidea sipylus

6-9 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Peruphasma Stick Insect

Peruphasma marmoratum

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Peruvian Fern Stick Insect

Oreophoetes peruana

45-65 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Peruvian Fern Stick Insect

Oreophoetes topoense

40-55mm
Phasmatodea

Pink-Winged Flying Stick Insect

Marmessoidea rosea

7-10 cm
Phasmatodea

Pink-Winged Stick Insect

Sipyloidea sipylus

80-110 mm
Phasmatodea

Prairie Walkingstick

Diapheromera velii

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Pseudoparamenexenus Stick Insect

Pseudoparamenexenus guangxiensis

4-6 cm
Phasmatodea Near Threatened

Raphael s Stick Insect

Achrioptera fallax

130-200mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Red Leaf Insect

Phyllium rubrum

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Rentz's Stick Insect

Ctenomorpha marginipennis

150-200mm
Phasmatodea

Sabah Stick Insect

Aschiphasma annulipes

50-70mm
Phasmatodea

Sabah Thorny Stick Insect

Haaniella echinata

70-100 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Samar Leaf Insect

Phyllium samarense

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Sermyle Walkingstick

Sermyle mexicana

6-9 cm
Phasmatodea

Short-winged Green Stick Insect

Acanthoxyla inermis

80-110mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Sipyloidea Tuberculata Stick Insect

Sipyloidea tuberculata

7-10 cm
Phasmatodea

South American Walking Stick

Ctenomorpha gargantua

180-250 mm
Phasmatodea

South American Walkingstick

Ocnophiloidea longipes

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea

Spanish Stick Insect

Leptynia hispanica

4-6 cm
Phasmatodea

Spiny Leaf Insect

Phyllium westwoodii

70-100mm
Phasmatodea

Stratocles Walkingstick

Stratocles multilineatus

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea

Strong Stick Insect

Anchiale austrotessulata

150-200 mm
Phasmatodea

Strong Stick Insect

Anchiale briareus

180-270 mm
Phasmatodea Not Evaluated

Sun Moth Stick Insect

Epidares nolimetangere

60-80 mm
Phasmatodea

Sunda Colugo Stick Insect

Asceles tanarata

100-180 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Sunny Stick Insect

Sungaya inexpectata

50-70 mm
Phasmatodea

Sunny Stick Insect

Necroscia annulipes

6-9 cm
Phasmatodea

Tahoe Timema

Timema tahoe

1.5-2.5 cm
Phasmatodea

Tessellated Stick Insect

Tessulata tessulata

60-80mm
Phasmatodea

Tethered Walkingstick

Manomera tenuescens

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea

Texan Walkingstick

Diapheromera texana

5-8 cm
Phasmatodea

Thorn-legged Stick Insect

Aretaon asperrimus

60-85mm
Phasmatodea

Thorny Devil Stick Insect

Eurycantha calcarata

100-150 mm
Phasmatodea

Titan Stick Insect

Acrophylla titan

160-260 mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Tobelo Leaf Insect

Phyllium tobeloense

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Trachyaretaon Stick Insect

Phryganistria heusii

25-32 cm
Phasmatodea

Two-Striped Walking Stick

Anisomorpha buprestoides

40-85 mm
Phasmatodea

Unarmed Stick Insect

Clitarchus tepaki

6-9 cm
Phasmatodea Endangered

Velvet Stick Insect

Peruphasma schultei

40-55 mm
Phasmatodea

Versine Stick Insect

Eurycnema versirubra

12-20 cm
Phasmatodea

Vietnamese Stick Insect

Ramulus artemis

120-170mm
Phasmatodea

Vietnamese Stick Insect

Medauroidea extradentata

80-120 mm
Phasmatodea

Vietnamese Walking Stick

Baculum extradentatum

9-13 cm
Phasmatodea

Walking Leaf

Phyllium philippinicum

60-100 mm
Phasmatodea

Walking Leaf

Phyllium siccifolium

60-80mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Wangpeng's Stick Insect

Neohirasea wangpengi

5-7 cm
Phasmatodea

Water Stick Insect

Ranatra linearis

30-45mm
Phasmatodea

Westwood's Leaf Insect

Cryptophyllium westwoodii

8-10 cm
Phasmatodea

Winged Stick Insect

Megacrania batesii

100-140mm
Phasmatodea Data Deficient

Zhao Stick Insect

Phryganistria chinensis

357 mm body (640 mm with legs)
Phthiraptera

Cattle Biting Louse

Bovicola bovis

1.5-2 mm
Phthiraptera

Cattle Sucking Louse

Linognathus vituli

1.5-2.5 mm
Phthiraptera

Chicken Body Louse

Menacanthus stramineus

3-3.5 mm
Phthiraptera

Dog Biting Louse

Trichodectes canis

1.5-2 mm
Phthiraptera Vulnerable

Elephant Louse

Haematomyzus elephantis

2-3 mm
Phthiraptera

Goat Biting Louse

Bovicola caprae

1-2 mm
Phthiraptera

Hog Louse

Haematopinus suis

4-6 mm
Phthiraptera

Horse Sucking Louse

Haematopinus asini

2.5-3.5 mm
Phthiraptera

Human Body Louse

Pediculus humanus humanus

2.5-3.5 mm
Phthiraptera

Human Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

2-3 mm
Phthiraptera

Large Turkey Louse

Chelopistes meleagridis

3-5 mm
Phthiraptera Extinct

New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon Louse

Columbicola extinctus

1-3 mm
Phthiraptera

Peafowl Feather Louse

Goniodes pavonis

2-4 mm
Phthiraptera

Pubic Louse

Pthirus pubis

1.5-2 mm
Phthiraptera

Shaft Louse

Menopon gallinae

1.5-2 mm
Phthiraptera

Slender Pigeon Louse

Columbicola columbae

2-3 mm
Plecoptera

Alpine Stonefly

Dictyogenus alpinum

15-25 mm body length
Plecoptera

American Needlefly

Leuctra tenuis

5-8 mm
Plecoptera Vulnerable

Appalachian Springfly

Remenus bilobatus

8-12 mm
Plecoptera

Cascades Stonefly

Doroneuria theodora

22-30 mm
Plecoptera Data Deficient

Chilean Giant Stonefly

Diamphipnoa helicoides

25-40 mm
Plecoptera

Claassenia Stonefly

Claassenia sabulosa

25-40 mm
Plecoptera

Eastern Salmonfly

Pteronarcys biloba

30-40 mm