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Maotoweta virescens
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Maotoweta virescens

Maotoweta is a monotypic genus of cave wētā in the subfamily Macropathinae. The only known species is Maotoweta virescens, commonly known as the green moss wētā. It is endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand and found in forests throughout the South Island.

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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 544676.