Stick insects in 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 , the New Zealand stick insects are placed into the subfamilies Phasmatinae (tribe: Acanthoxylini) and Pachymorphinae (tribe: Pachymorphinini). Classification and identification is based on . This is a list of currently described stick insects in New Zealand: Family Phasmatinae Acanthoxyla Acanthoxyla fasciata Acanthoxyla geisoveii Acanthoxyla huttoni Acanthoxyla intermedia Acanthoxyla inermis Acanthoxyla prasina Acanthoxyla speciosa Acanthoxyla suteri Argosarchus Argosarchus horridus Clitarchus Clitarchus hookeri Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke Clitarchus tepaki Pseudoclitarchus Pseudoclitarchus sentus Tepakiphasma Tepakiphasma ngatikuri Family Pachymorphinae Asteliaphasma Asteliaphasma jucundum Asteliaphasma naomi Micrarchus Micrarchus hystricuelus Niveaphasma Niveaphasma annulata Spinotectarchus Spinotectarchus acornutus Tectarchus Tectarchus huttoni (Brunner 1907) Tectarchus ovobessus Tectarchus salebrosus Tectarchus semilobatus See also Egg (phasmatodea) References Stick insects New Zealand .