New Zealand Invertebrates

11005-31419 Mount Cook Giant weta (Deinacrida pluvialis) occurs near the tops of the Southern Alps. It has a patchy distribution, which includes Mt Alexander, Mt Cook, Mt Aspiring (head of the Matukituki River) and Homer Tunnel. It lives in in high rainfall mountain areas in snow tussock and sub alpine shrub communities where there is loose rock for cover. 700-1400m asl. Prices Basin, Whitcombe Valley *

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11005-31419 Mount Cook Giant weta (Deinacrida pluvialis) occurs near the tops of the Southern Alps. It has a patchy distribution, which includes Mt Alexander, Mt Cook, Mt Aspiring (head of the Matukituki River) and Homer Tunnel. It lives in in high rainfall mountain areas in snow tussock and sub alpine shrub communities where there is loose rock for cover. 700-1400m asl. Prices Basin, Whitcombe Valley *

31419 Mount Cook Giant weta Deinacrida pluvialis Southern Alps Mt Alexander Mt Cook Mt Aspiring Homer Tunnel high rainfall mountains snow tussock sub alpine shrub Prices Basin Whitcombe Valley