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Sigaus nivalis
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Sigaus 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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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 1517606.