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Common American Walkingstick
Diapheromera (Diapheromera) femorata (Say, 1824)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diapheromera (Diapheromera) femorata (Say, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Say, 1824)
- Common name
- Common American Walkingstick
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Diapheromeridae
- Genus
- Diapheromera
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPhasmida Leach, 1815
- suborderEuphasmatodea Bradler, 1999
- familyDiapheromeridae Kirby, 1904
- subfamilyDiapheromerinae Kirby, 1904
- tribeDiapheromerini Kirby, 1904
- genusDiapheromera Gray, 1835
- subgenusDiapheromera (Diapheromera) Gray, 1835
- speciesDiapheromera (Diapheromera) femorata (Say, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diapheromera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona WalkingstickDiapheromera (Diapheromera) arizonensis Caudell, 1903 | DiapheromeridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diapheromera (Diapheromera) calcarata (Burmeister, 1838) | DiapheromeridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diapheromera (Diapheromera) erythropleura Hebard, 1923 | DiapheromeridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Twisted WalkingstickDiapheromera (Diapheromera) torquata Hebard, 1934 | DiapheromeridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diapheromera (Rhabdoceratites) beckeri Kaup, 1871 | DiapheromeridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Spectrum betulla Taylor, 1862 Taylor, 1862 | synonym |
| Bacteria (Bacunculus) sayi (Gray, 1835) (Gray, 1835) | synonym |
| Bacteria linearis Gosse, 1859 Gosse, 1859 | ambiguous synonym |
| Bacunculus laevissimus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 | synonym |
| Diapheromera sayi Gray, 1835 Gray, 1835 | synonym |
| Spectrum femoratum Say, 1824 Say, 1824 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Québec
Rhode Island
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ARI
ARK
CNT
DEL
FLA
MAS
GEO
IOW
ILL
INI
KAN
KTY
LOU
MAI
MAN
MIC
MIN
MRY
MSI
NCA
NDA
NEB
NWH
NWJ
NWM
NWY
OHI
OKL
ONT
PEN
SCA
SDA
TEN
TEX
UTA
VER
VRG
WIS
WVA
MXE-TA
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Say, T. (1824) In Long's 2nd Exped. St Peter's River. 297 pp. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35BT7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.