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Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål 1775)

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Schistocerca gregaria (Desert Locust) is a species of Orthoptera in the family short-horned grasshoppers.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Ireland
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2963597
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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ground
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635
- Definition: planetary surface that is not covered by water
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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desert
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000179
- Definition: A desert biome is a terrestrial biome which loses more liquid water by evapotranspiration than is supplied by precipitation and includes communities adapted to these conditions.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Desert locust. View this species on GBIF

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Desert locust includes 2 children: