Sigaus nivalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Genus: | Sigaus |
Species: | S. nivalis
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Binomial name | |
Sigaus nivalis Hutton, 1898
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Sigaus nivalis, is an alpine short-horned grasshopper, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.[1][2] Sigaus nivalis is brachypterous and flightless, therefore they travel by hopping. They bask during the day so need open habitat.