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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
Genus: | Austracris |
Species: | A. guttulosa
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Binomial name | |
Austracris guttulosa |
The spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) is a native Australian locust species in the family Acrididae and a significant agricultural pest.
Adult females of A. guttulosa are typically 45–65 millimetres (1.8–2.6 in) long, and adult males are typically 35–45 mm (1.4–1.8 in) long. [2] Adults are pale brown with colourless wings and white and dark markings on the thorax. The hind legs are yellow with two rows of white spines. [3] Juvenile spur-throated locusts are green or yellow. The backs of older juveniles may also show a dark or pale stripe. [3]
The spur-throated locust has a life span on between ten and 12 months, from autumn to summer. [3] Overpopulation of spur-throated locusts is managed in Australia by the Australian Plague Locust Commission.
Spur-throated locust | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
Genus: | Austracris |
Species: | A. guttulosa
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Binomial name | |
Austracris guttulosa |
The spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) is a native Australian locust species in the family Acrididae and a significant agricultural pest.
Adult females of A. guttulosa are typically 45–65 millimetres (1.8–2.6 in) long, and adult males are typically 35–45 mm (1.4–1.8 in) long. [2] Adults are pale brown with colourless wings and white and dark markings on the thorax. The hind legs are yellow with two rows of white spines. [3] Juvenile spur-throated locusts are green or yellow. The backs of older juveniles may also show a dark or pale stripe. [3]
The spur-throated locust has a life span on between ten and 12 months, from autumn to summer. [3] Overpopulation of spur-throated locusts is managed in Australia by the Australian Plague Locust Commission.