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Green tree locust

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)

Status not recordedinsects

The green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the green tree 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 green tree locust live?

Not recorded

Is the green tree 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 green tree locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusCyrtacanthacris
  7. SpeciesCyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)

Synonyms Gryllus aeruginosus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • GroenboomsprinkaanAfrikaans
  • KgopeTswana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green tree locust

Other species in the same genus Cyrtacanthacris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green tree locust?

The green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa) 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). Green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tree-locust

MLA

“Green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tree-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{green_tree_locust_2026,
  title = {Green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tree-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}