Giant mole wētā (Deinacrida talpa)

Deinacrida talpa
Other common names
Paparoa giant wētā
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Anostostomatidae
Subfamily:	Anostostomatinae
Tribe:	Deinacridini
Genus:	Deinacrida
Scientific name
Deinacrida talpa Gibbs, 1999
Geography
Native countries:
New Zealand

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Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

Biology

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
New Zealand Threat Classification System

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• Mark Anderson — 1 specimen collected