en Deinacrida pluvialis

Deinacrida pluvialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Anostostomatidae
Genus:	Deinacrida
Species:	D. pluvialis
Binomial name
	Deinacrida pluvialis; Gibbs, 1999

Deinacrida pluvialis is a species of insect in family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1] This wētā live in alpine area with scree wētā (Deinacrida connectens), having minimal predators due to their habitat. Like scree wētā, they like living under rocks. Their color is usually orange, probably because of their habitat which have moss and dead plant that have the same color. They were found in the same range as Mt. Cook.

References

^ Peat, Neville; Patrick, Brian (2001). Wild Rivers: Discovering the Natural History of the Central South Island. University of Otago Press. pp. 120, 127. ISBN 978-1-877276-15-6.

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[1] Peat, Neville; Patrick, Brian (2001). Wild Rivers: Discovering the Natural History of the Central South Island. University of Otago Press. pp. 120, 127. ISBN 978-1-877276-15-6.

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