Brown locust
| Brown locust | |
|---|---|
| L. pardalina adult in the Eastern Cape | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Locustini |
| Genus: | Locustana Uvarov, 1921 |
| Species: | L. pardalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Locustana pardalina Walker, 1870 | |
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invasion area of 1985/86 upsurge
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The brown locust (Locustana pardalina) is a medium-sized small locust species in the monotypic genus Locustana. It is found in Southern Africa and shows classic gregarious behaviour with phase polymorphism on crowding.