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Lubber grasshopper

Brachystola magna (Girard, 1854)

Status not recordedinsects

The lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) is a species in the family Romaleidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the lubber grasshopper

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 lubber grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the lubber 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 lubber grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyRomaleidae
  6. genusBrachystola
  7. SpeciesBrachystola magna (Girard, 1854)

Synonyms Brachypeplus magnus, Brachystola intermedia

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Plains lubber grasshopperEnglish
  • Saltamonte perezosoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lubber grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Brachystola.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lubber grasshopper?

The lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) belongs to the family Romaleidae 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). Lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubber-grasshopper

MLA

“Lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubber-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{lubber_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lubber-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}