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Large rain locust

Lamarckiana cucullata (Stoll, 1813)

Status not recordedinsects

The large rain locust (Lamarckiana cucullata) is a species in the family Pamphagidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the large rain 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 large rain locust live?

Not recorded

Is the large rain 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 large rain locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyPamphagidae
  6. genusLamarckiana
  7. SpeciesLamarckiana cucullata (Stoll, 1813)

Synonyms Gryllus cucullata, Pamphagus canescens, Porthetis canescens, Xiphocera arenosa, Xiphocera canescens

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Rain locustEnglish
  • GeisAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large rain locust

Other species in the same genus Lamarckiana.

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What kind of animal is the large rain locust?

The large rain locust (Lamarckiana cucullata) belongs to the family Pamphagidae 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). Large rain locust (Lamarckiana cucullata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-rain-locust

MLA

“Large rain locust (Lamarckiana cucullata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-rain-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{large_rain_locust_2026,
  title = {Large rain locust (Lamarckiana cucullata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-rain-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}