desert locust
(Schistocerca gregaria)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Orthoptera |
| Suborder: Caelifera |
| Infraorder: Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: Acridoidea |
| Family: Acrididae |
| Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae |
| Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini |
| Genus: Schistocerca |
| Subject: Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775) |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: IVABBCA
References
Common Name Reference: Global Pest and Disease Database
Scientific Name Reference: Orthoptera Species File No. 1 - Crickets (Grylloidea)