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Tree locust

Anacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)

Status not recordedinsects

The tree locust (Anacridium moestum) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the tree 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 tree locust live?

Not recorded

Is the tree 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 tree locust classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusAnacridium
  7. SpeciesAnacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)

Synonyms Acridium moestum, Acridium tataricum moestum, Anacridium moestum moestum, Orthacanthacris moestum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • BoomtreksprinkaanAfrikaans
  • Criquet tristeFrench
  • LethorathoraTswana
  • KgopeTswana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tree locust

Other species in the same genus Anacridium.

Grasshopper

Anacridium melanorhodon

AcrididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tree locust?

The tree locust (Anacridium moestum) belongs to the family Acrididae 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). Tree locust (Anacridium moestum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-locust

MLA

“Tree locust (Anacridium moestum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-locust.

BibTeX
@misc{tree_locust_2026,
  title = {Tree locust (Anacridium moestum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-locust},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}