Australian flying weta more widespread in Northland than first thought 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Doubtless Bay entomologist Dr Jenny Dymock says Australian winged weta are in Northland to stay, but how widespread the biting insect is has yet to be determined. Doubtless Bay entomologist Dr Jenny Dymock says Australian winged weta are in Northland to stay, but how widespread the biting insect is has yet to be determined. Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Carnivorous flying insect the Australian winged weta is more widespread in Northland than first thought, after news broke last week it had been found in the Far North.