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Kōrero: Insects – overview

Central Otago grasshopper

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Central Otago grasshopper

One of New Zealand’s rarest grasshoppers is Sigaus childi. It is flightless, and restricted to a few isolated, stony habitats in the dry interior of Central Otago.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10057835

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George Gibbs, Insects – overview – Alpine insects, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10078/central-otago-grasshopper (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā George Gibbs, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.