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Red-winged locust

Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas, 1870)

Status not recordedinsects

The red-winged locust (Arphia pseudonietana) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the red-winged 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 red-winged locust live?

Not recorded

Is the red-winged 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 red-winged locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusArphia
  7. SpeciesArphia pseudonietana (Thomas, 1870)

Synonyms Arphia calida, Arphia crassa, Arphia ovaticeps, Arphia pseudonietana crassa, Arphia pseudonietana pseudonietana, Arphia sanguinaria, Arphia tenebrosa, Oedipoda tenebrosa, Tomonotus pseudo-nietana, Tomonotus pseudonietana, Tomonotus tenebrosus, Tomonotus theresiae

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Red-winged grasshopperEnglish
  • Chapulín de alas rojasSpanish
  • Criquet à ailes rougesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-winged locust

Other species in the same genus Arphia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red-winged locust?

The red-winged locust (Arphia pseudonietana) 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). Red-winged locust (Arphia pseudonietana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-winged-locust

MLA

“Red-winged locust (Arphia pseudonietana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-winged-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{red_winged_locust_2026,
  title = {Red-winged locust (Arphia pseudonietana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-winged-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}