What is the scientific name for the giant weta?

Answer 1

'Deinacrida spp' is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the giant weta insect of New Zealand. 'Deinacrida' is the genus name. It's Greek for 'terrible grasshopper'.

The letters 'spp' stand for 'species'. They can be replaced by the exact kind of giant weta, which is classified according to where it's found in New Zealand. Specifically, there are eleven [11] different species of giant weta:

1. 'Deinacrida carinata', or Herekopare giant weta;

2. 'D. connectens', Alpine scree giant weta;

3. 'D. elegans', Bluff giant weta;

4. 'D. fallai', Poor Knights giant weta;

5. 'D. heteracantha', Little Barrier Island giant weta;

6. 'D. mahoenui', Mahoenui giant weta;

7. 'D. parva', Kaikoura giant weta;

8. 'D. pluvialis', Giant weta;

9. 'D. rugosa', Cook Strait giant weta;

10. 'D. talpa', Giant mole weta;

11. 'D. tibiospina', Mt Arthur giant weta.

Answer 2

The scientific name for the giant weta is "Deinacrida spp."