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Garden locust

Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)

Status not recordedinsects

The garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the garden 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 garden locust live?

Not recorded

Is the garden 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 garden locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusAcanthacris
  7. SpeciesAcanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)

Synonyms Gryllus ruficornis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • TuinsprinkaanAfrikaans
  • TuinsprinkhaanDutch
  • KgopeTswana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the garden locust

Other species in the same genus Acanthacris.

CompareGarden locust vs Acanthacris aithiopteraGarden locust vs Acanthacris deckeniGarden locust vs Acanthacris elgonensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the garden locust?

The garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/garden-locust

MLA

“Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/garden-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{garden_locust_2026,
  title = {Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/garden-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}