The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is a locust species found mainly in Africa, through Arabia and West Asia, and extending into parts of South Asia. The Desert Locust can show periodic changes in its body in response to environmental conditions. The solitary phase insects have a green hue in early instars, and older adults are gray. Most species have the fastiguim deflexed and lack lateral carinae on the pronotum. The hind tibiae have smooth margins with numerous spines, and the second tarsal segment is half as long as the first. There are three stages of the Desert Locusts’ lifecycle: the egg, the nymph (known as a hopper), and the winged adult.
The Desert Locust has an overall body length between 1.97”-3.15” (5-8 cm), body width of .35”-.59” (9-15 mm), and body height of .43”-.71” (11-18 mm). The wingspan of the Desert Locust is in the range of 4.33”-7.09” (11-18 cm). The typical lifespan of the Desert Locust is between 3-12 months.
The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is a locust species found mainly in Africa, through Arabia and West Asia, and extending into parts of South Asia. The Desert Locust can show periodic changes in its body in response to environmental conditions. The solitary phase insects have a green hue in early instars, and older adults are gray. Most species have the fastiguim deflexed and lack lateral carinae on the pronotum. The hind tibiae have smooth margins with numerous spines, and the second tarsal segment is half as long as the first. There are three stages of the Desert Locusts’ lifecycle: the egg, the nymph (known as a hopper), and the winged adult.
The Desert Locust has an overall body length between 1.97”-3.15” (5-8 cm), body width of .35”-.59” (9-15 mm), and body height of .43”-.71” (11-18 mm). The wingspan of the Desert Locust is in the range of 4.33”-7.09” (11-18 cm). The typical lifespan of the Desert Locust is between 3-12 months.