Brachaspis nivalis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Brachaspis
- Species
- Brachaspis nivalis
- Scientific Name
- Brachaspis nivalis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Brachaspis nivalis
Sigaus nivalis, is an alpine short-horned grasshopper, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Sigaus nivalis is brachypterous and flightless, therefore they travel by hopping. They bask during the day so need open habitat.
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