Deinacrida rugosa, Cook Strait giant weta Description
English: Cook Strait weta found on Matiu/Somes Island in the harbour of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date 17 December 2009
Author Wvermaat
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deinacrida_rugosa_NZ.jpg
Deinacrida rugosa, commonly called the Cook Strait giant weta or Stephens Island weta, is a species of insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The scientific name Deinacrida means "terrible grasshopper" and rugosa means "wrinkled". It is endemic to New Zealand. Order: Orthoptera, Family: Anostostomatidae, Genus: Deinacrida, Species: Deinacrida rugosa Buller, 1871.
