Genus

Tree wētā

Hemideina

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyAnostostomatidae (Wētā and King Crickets)
GenusHemideina (Tree wētā)

Species in this group

Endemic

Hemideina maori

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Hemideina crassidens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Hemideina thoracica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tree wētā

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~50%
	Mountain Stone Weta			~50%
2	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 3	~30%
	Auckland Tree Weta			~20%
	Wellington Tree Wētā			~10%
3	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~30%
	Wellington Tree Wētā			~30%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	~30%
	Auckland Tree Weta			~30%

Tree wētā

Species in this group

Mountain Stone Weta

Wellington Tree Wētā

Auckland Tree Weta

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tree wētā

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked