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Common stick grasshopper

Acrida acuminata Stål, 1873

Status not recordedinsects

The common stick grasshopper (Acrida acuminata) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the common stick grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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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 common stick grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the common stick grasshopper 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 common stick grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusAcrida
  7. SpeciesAcrida acuminata Stål, 1873

Synonyms Acrida histrionica, Tryxalis acuminata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • GroengeisAfrikaans
  • lentloroTswana
  • Gewone StoksprinkaanAfrikaans
  • lehakgalaTswana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common stick grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Acrida.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common stick grasshopper?

The common stick grasshopper (Acrida acuminata) 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). Common stick grasshopper (Acrida acuminata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stick-grasshopper

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“Common stick grasshopper (Acrida acuminata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stick-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{common_stick_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Common stick grasshopper (Acrida acuminata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-stick-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}