Researchers from New Zealand’s conservation department conducting an annual grasshopper survey near Lake Tekapo on the South Island have spotted a rare pink grasshopper. The species – the robust grasshopper – is native to New Zealand and is the country’s largest lowland grasshopper. The pink hue is thought to be caused by a genetic mutation, as the insect is typically grey or brown like the river stones of its native habitat in the MacKenzie basin
‘Exceptionally rare’ pink grasshopper spotted in New Zealand ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/rare-pink-grasshopper-spotted-in-new-zealand
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