Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Winged weta

Photo from David Merrick

Photo from David Merrick


Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllacrididae

Size range

  • 30 to 37 mm long

Distribution

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

Life History

  • Probably carnivorous.
  • Nocturnal