Biology:Motuweta riparia
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Short description: Species of orthopteran insect
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Anostostomatidae |
| Genus: | Motuweta |
| Species: | M. riparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002
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Motuweta riparia, the Raukūmara tusked wētā, is a species of large flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. The species, like the related Mercury Islands tusked wētā has tusks which is used as a weapon. The species is found in the Gisborne and Ōpōtiki Districts.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "NZTCS". https://nztcs.org.nz/nztcs-species/30663.
- ↑ "Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1725104.
- ↑ Gibbs, G. W. (2002). "A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta )" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 29 (4): 293–301. doi:10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313. ISSN 0301-4223. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.2002.9518313.
Wikidata ☰ Q10589764 entry
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