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] This insect can spray a defensive mist that contains a terpene dialdehyde.^[4]

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)