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Isoplectron armatum
Isoplectron armatum is a species of tokoriro (cave wētā) that is endemic to New Zealand.
From the article Isoplectron armatum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The body is coloured light rusty brown, darkly marbled dorsally. The abdomen and thorax have dark markings and eyes are green. As adults their bodies are 8.5 - 16.8mm long.
Range & habitat
This species is only known from New Zealand. Isoplectron armatum is the most common species in the genus and found south of Taupō in the North Island (sub-species I. a. aciculatum) and throughout South Island (sub-species I. a. armatum). During the day this species can be found hiding under tree bark or inside artificial refugia, often in groups of up to ten individuals.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85189.