New Zealand Grasshopper » Manaaki Whenua

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

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

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae

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Size range

10–20 mm in length

Distribution

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

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