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Mountain stone weta

Hemideina maori (Pictet & Saussure, 1893)

Status not recordedinsects

The mountain stone weta (Hemideina maori) is a species in the family Anostostomatidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the mountain stone weta

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mountain stone weta live?

Not recorded

Is the mountain stone weta endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mountain stone weta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAnostostomatidae
  6. genusHemideina
  7. SpeciesHemideina maori (Pictet & Saussure, 1893)

Synonyms Deinacrida maori, Deniacrida maori, Hemideina alterna

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Mountain stone wētāEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mountain stone weta

Other species in the same genus Hemideina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mountain stone weta?

The mountain stone weta (Hemideina maori) belongs to the family Anostostomatidae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mountain stone weta (Hemideina maori). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-stone-weta

MLA

“Mountain stone weta (Hemideina maori).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-stone-weta.

BibTeX
@misc{mountain_stone_weta_2026,
  title = {Mountain stone weta (Hemideina maori)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-stone-weta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}