Motuweta riparia
Appearance
Motuweta riparia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Anostostomatidae |
Genus: | Motuweta |
Species: | M. riparia
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Binomial name | |
Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002
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Motuweta riparia, the Raukūmara tusked wētā, is a species of large flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The species, like the related Mercury Islands tusked wētā has tusks which is used as a weapon. The species is found in the Gisborne and Ōpōtiki Districts.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Gibbs, G. W. (2002). "A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta )". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 29 (4): 293–301. doi:10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313. ISSN 0301-4223.