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Oriental longheaded locust

Acrida cinerea (Thunberg, 1815)

Status not recordedinsects

The oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the oriental longheaded 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 oriental longheaded locust live?

Not recorded

Is the oriental longheaded 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 oriental longheaded locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusAcrida
  7. SpeciesAcrida cinerea (Thunberg, 1815)

Synonyms Acricla csikii, Acrida antennata, Acrida cinerea cinerea, Acrida csikii, Acrida koreana, Acrida koreana antennata, Acrida lata, Acrida testacea, Acrida turrita koreana, Truxalis chinensis, Truxalis cinereus, Truxalis unicolor

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Oriental Slatface grasshopperEnglish
  • ショウリョウバッタJapanese
  • 방아깨비Korean
  • Акрида пепельнаяRussian
  • 中华剑角蝗Chinese
  • 中華劍角蝗Chinese

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Relatives of the oriental longheaded locust

Other species in the same genus Acrida.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oriental longheaded locust?

The oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea) belongs to the family Acrididae 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). Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-longheaded-locust

MLA

“Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-longheaded-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{oriental_longheaded_locust_2026,
  title = {Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-longheaded-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}