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Stick insects of New Zealand are found in a range of different environments, from cold high alpine areas to dry coastal bush. There are currently 23 different species described, from 10 genera. The most common species of the stick insect in New Zealand is the smooth stick insect (Clitarchus hookeri).

Following Günther (1953), the New Zealand stick insects are placed into the subfamilies Phasmatinae (tribe: Acanthoxylini) and Pachymorphinae (tribe: pachymorphinini). Classification and identification is based on Jewell & Brock (2002).

This is a list of currently described stick insects in New Zealand:

Family Phasmatinae

 * Acanthoxyla fasciata Hutton, 1899
 * Acanthoxyla geisoveii Kaup, 1866
 * Acanthoxyla huttoni Salmon, 1855
 * Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1855
 * Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1855
 * Acanthoxyla prasina Westwood, 1859
 * Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1855
 * Acanthoxyla suteri Hutton, 1899


 * Argosarchus horridus White, 1846
 * Argosarchus spiniger White, 1846


 * Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846
 * Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke Buckley, Myers, and Bradler, 2014
 * Clitarchus tepaki Buckley, Myers, and Bradler, 2014


 * Pseudoclitarchus sentus Salmon, 1948


 * Tepakiphasma ngatikuri Buckley and Bradler, 2010

Family Pachymorphinae

 * Asteliaphasma jucundum Salmon, 1991
 * Asteliaphasma naomi Salmon, 1991


 * Micrarchus hystricuelus Westwood, 1859


 * Niveaphasma annulata Hutton, 1898


 * Spinotectarchus acornutus Hutton, 1899


 * Tectarchus huttoni Brunner, 1907
 * Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954
 * Tectarchus salebrosus Hutton, 1899
 * Tectarchus semilobatus Salmon, 1954