Phasmid Study Group

Mission statement:

To study and culture stick insects and leaf insects (phasmids), publish results and foster the free exchange of species, allowing members to share livestock appropriate to their experience.

Taxonomic name:
Extatosoma (SpeciesFile 28/09/2009), Sipyloidea (SpeciesFile 28/09/2009), Extatosoma tiaratum (SpeciesFile 28/09/2009), Sipyloidea sipylus (SpeciesFile 28/09/2009)

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PSG is an international community with the common interest of rearing and studying phasmids (stick insects and leaf insects, or "walking sticks" as known in the USA). Many members are just hobbyists and amateur entomologists, but our membership also includes some of the most knowledgeable professional entomologists in the world including several authors on the subject!

We have members in countries all around the world and are always looking for more people to join us!

Benefits of Membership:

Become a member! As a member, you'll be invited to our twice-yearly meetings held at the National History Museum in London, receive a fantastic Newsletter with articles, photographs and useful info, have online access to our more formal publication, Phasmid Studies, plus get to meet with other enthusiasts and our super-knowledgeable panel of experts to discuss culturing techniques, environmental conditions and best food plants for various species. Also as a member, you'll have access to a whole host of species that are not commercially available - however, we operate a strict "no selling" policy on all PSG stock and anyone found violating this policy will be instantly banned.

Our website also provides the only fully authoritative version of the Phasmid Study Group Culture List (sometimes called the PSG Species List), which can also be provided as a web service to other websites if webmasters would like to develop an automatically updating copy for their site.

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Phasmids: An Introduction to the Stick Insects and Leaf Insects

Stick insects (known as walkingsticks in the USA) and leaf insects form the order Phasmida (also known as Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera, and Cheleutoptera). 

The name of the order derives from the Latin ‘phasma’ meaning phantom, apparition, spectre or ghost: the majority of species camouflage themselves as sticks and leaves, although some such as Oreophoetes peruana are very brightly coloured. 

All known phasmids are herbivorous. Some species are known to eat a wide variety of leaves, while others are likely to have a much narrower diet. In captivity many species can be reared using plants from the family Rosacae (especially bramble), oaks, Hypericum and Eucalyptus.  

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The PSG Merchandise can be ordered from: 

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/stickinsect. 




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