Te māwhitiwhiti o Aotearoa

New Zealand Grasshopper

Phaulacridium marginale (Walker)

New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Uwe Schneehagen / CC-BY-NC

New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Uwe Schneehagen / CC-BY-NC

Pūtoi
Order: Orthoptera
Whānau
Family: Acrididae

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Te Rahi

10–20 mm te roa o te tinana

Size range

10–20 mm in length

Te Tītaringa

He momo māori, ka kitea huri noa i Aotearoa, i ngā whenua āhua hakahaka – me uaua ka kitea i runga ake i te 900 m mai i te mata o te moana.

Distribution

Native, found throughout New Zealandat low altitudes, rarely above 900 m

Te Huringa Ora

Kai ai i te pātītī.
He kiri hunahuna tōna, e rite ana ki te tae o ngā tipu ka nōhia e ia.
Kāore he parirau o ngā uwha. He wā anō ka rere ngā toa.

Life history

Feed on grass
Well camouflaged, coloured to match background vegetation.
Females are wingless. Males sometimes fly.

New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Uwe Schneehagen / CC-BY-NC Image — New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Uwe Schneehagen / CC-BY-NC

New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Possums End / CC-BY Image — New Zealand Grasshopper. Image: Possums End / CC-BY

New Zealand Grasshopper, a rare winged morph form. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — New Zealand Grasshopper, a rare winged morph form. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

New Zealand Grasshoppers. Image: Steve Reekie / CC-BY-NC Image — New Zealand Grasshoppers. Image: Steve Reekie / CC-BY-NC