Skip to content

Te pūngāwerewere wūruhi

Winged wētā

Pterapotrechus sp.
Hoki ki te He aha tēnei pepeke? Back to What is this bug?
Winged wētā. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC-SA

Winged wētā. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC-SA

Pūtoi
Order
Orthoptera
Whānau
Family
Gryllacrididae
Show in English Te Reo

Te Rahi

  • 30 to 37 mm long

Size range

  • 30 to 37 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • From Australia
  • Limited distribution in New Zealand – Coromandel, South Auckland, Auckland.
  • First found in New Zealand in 1990.
  • Reported sporadically since then.

Distribution

  • From Australia
  • Limited distribution in New Zealand – Coromandel, South Auckland, Auckland.
  • First found in New Zealand in 1990.
  • Reported sporadically since then

Te Huringa Ora

  • Probably carnivorous.
  • Nocturnal

Life history

  • Probably carnivorous.
  • Nocturnal

Gallery

Winged wētā. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC-SA Image
Winged wētā. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC-SA
Winged wētā face. Image: Dean Spittle / CC-BY-NC Image
Winged wētā face. Image: Dean Spittle / CC-BY-NC
Winged wētā. Image fairyeagle / CC-BY-NC Image
Winged wētā. Image fairyeagle / CC-BY-NC