The Two-coloured stick grasshopper (Acrida bicolor) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Taxonomy

*Acrida bicolor*
Acrida bicolor
Other common names
	African cone-headed grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Acridinae
Tribe:	Acridini
Genus:	Acrida
Scientific name
	Acrida bicolor (Thunberg, 1815)
Geography
Native countries:
	Georgia (country); Russia; Israel; Kenya; Turkey; Senegal; South Africa; Niger; Ukraine; Tanzania;

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development and Directorate of Plant Protection	2020
Locust identification in Niger	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne and National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	2022		View URL

Distribution

Biology

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use Change

Management

Pest status

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development and Directorate of Plant Protection	2020
Locust identification in Niger	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne and National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	2022		View URL

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