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Citrus locust

Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773)

Status not recordedinsects

The citrus locust (Chondracris rosea) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the citrus locust

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the citrus locust live?

Not recorded

Is the citrus locust endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the citrus locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusChondracris
  7. SpeciesChondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773)

Synonyms Acridium flavicorne, Acridium lutescens, Acridium melanocorne, Acridium roseum, Acrydium roseum, Chondacris roseum, Chondracris rosea brunneri, Chondracris rosea rosea, Cryllus flavicornis, Cyrtacanthacris flavicornis, Cyrtacanthacris lutescens, Cyrtacanthacris rosea, Gryllus flavicornis, Gryllus roseus, Locusta flavicornis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Large green grasshopperEnglish
  • タイワンオオバッタJapanese
  • 꽃메뚜기Korean
  • 棉蝗Chinese
  • 台灣大蝗Chinese
  • 大棉蝗Chinese
  • 臺灣大蝗Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the citrus locust

Other species in the same genus Chondracris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the citrus locust?

The citrus locust (Chondracris rosea) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Citrus locust (Chondracris rosea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-locust

MLA

“Citrus locust (Chondracris rosea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{citrus_locust_2026,
  title = {Citrus locust (Chondracris rosea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citrus-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}