Useful links
New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) assessment of Orthoptera, 2022. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 39
New Zealand Orthoptera on iNaturalist
Orthoptera Species File (OSF). Official catalogue of all currently accepted species of Orthoptera in the world
Wētā Getter. A guide to New Zealand Orthoptera, by the Phoenix Group at Massey University, Palmerston North
Orthoptera in Otago. Otago Regional Council (ORC)
Southern Alps giant wētā (Deinacrida pluvialis) in Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Wētāpunga at Auckland Zoo
Māhoenui giant wētā at Ōtorohanga Kiwi House
Cook Strait giant wētā in Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne ecosanctuary
Ian Stringer’s book (2026): Motuweta—A rescue from extinction
Wētā on Department of Conservation website
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). A worldwide online library of biodiversity literature
BUGZ. An online library of New Zealand entomological literature
The New Zealand Entomological Society
New Zealand Arthropod Collection online catalogue search
