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Acrida cinerea
Species of insect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acrida cinerea, sometimes called the Oriental longheaded grasshopper/locust[1] or the Chinese grasshopper[2] though this name is also applied to Oxya chinensis,[citation needed] is a member of the Acrididae family. Like other members of the genus Acrida, Acrida cinerea lacks stridulatory organs on its legs and so they do not make noise while moving.[2]
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Acrida cinerea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Acridinae |
Tribe: | Acridini |
Genus: | Acrida |
Species: | A. cinerea |
Binomial name | |
Acrida cinerea (Thunberg, 1815) | |
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Acrida cinerea, like other Acrida species, is a pest of many agricultural crops. It is found throughout China, Japan, South East Asia and Indonesia.
Historically it has been used as a human food source,[2] and it has been investigated for its nutritional value for the poultry industry.[3]