🦗Desert locust

Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775)

O gafanhoto-do-deserto (Schistocerca gregaria) é uma espécie de gafanhoto causadora de grandes perdas agrícolas na Ásia, África e Oceania, também conhecida como gafanhoto-das-pragas.

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Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Schistocerca gregaria yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: not recorded
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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classInsects · Insecta
orderGrasshoppers & crickets · Orthoptera
subfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
genusSchistocerca

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kingdomMetazoa
phylumArthropoda
subphylumHexapoda
classInsects · Insecta
subclassPterygota
orderGrasshoppers & crickets · Orthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcrididea
subfamilyCyrtacanthacridinae
genusSchistocerca

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Criquet pèlerin (fr), sivatagi vándorsáska (hu), サバクトビバッタ (ja), Wüstenheuschrecke (de), Schistocerca gregaria (es), Schistocerca gregaria (it) … and 18 more languages

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