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Oriental longheaded locust
Acrida cinerea (Oriental longheaded locust · ショウリョウバッタ)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A female's body length of 8.2 cm is almost the same as the long side of a credit card (8.56 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It is commonly seen in grasslands and makes a clacking wing sound when taking flight, so it can also be noticed by sound (National List of Species of Korea).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Oriental longheaded locust is a large grasshopper living in grasslands throughout Korea and is distributed across Asia (including Japan, China, and Taiwan), Europe, and Africa.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males measure 45–52 mm in body length and females 75–82 mm, making females much larger. Body color varies widely, the front of the head is pointed, and the antennae are short and flattened like a blade.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Adults are commonly found in grasslands from June to October and make a "ttak-ttak-ttak-ttak..." clacking sound with their wings when flying.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It inhabits the entire Korean Peninsula (National List of Species of Korea).
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 9JWJ
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000037449 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000037449
- • wikidata.org — Q10400045
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Acrida cinerea1.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Graham Montgomery · CC BY 4.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Acrididae)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.