There just 3 families of stick and leaf insects found worldwide, consisting of 2000 species. In Australia 2 of these families are represented with only 150 species present. The Phasmatidae with about 100 species is the largest stick insect family of the 2 present in Australia. Follow the links below to find out more about the families of stick and leaf insects. Those in bold represent the stick and leaf insects families present in Australia.

For stick and leaf insect species visit the Australian Insect Common Names - Phasmatodea section found here.