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Island monkey grasshopper

Morsea islandica Rentz & Weissman, 1981

Status not recordedinsects

The island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica) is a species in the family Eumastacidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the island monkey grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
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 island monkey grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the island monkey 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 island monkey grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyEumastacidae
  6. genusMorsea
  7. SpeciesMorsea islandica Rentz & Weissman, 1981

Synonyms Morsea californica islandica

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Chapulín cerilloSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the island monkey grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Morsea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the island monkey grasshopper?

The island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica) belongs to the family Eumastacidae 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). Island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/island-monkey-grasshopper

MLA

“Island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/island-monkey-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{island_monkey_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/island-monkey-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}