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<section begin="Introduction"/>The Italian locust (''Calliptamus italicus'') is found throughout western Europe and central Asia. This species has been reported as a pest since medieval times and outbreaks still occur commonly today. In the Siberian steppe this locust can reach densities of over 20 million individuals per hectare.<section end="Introduction"/>

=Nomenclature=
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=Identification=

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! Phase !! Stage !! Color !! Wings !! Legs
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| Gregarious  || nymph  ||  || ||
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| Gregarious  || immature adult ||  || ||
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| Gregarious || mature adult ||  ||  || 
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| Solitarious || nymph ||  || ||
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| Solitarious  || immature adult ||   || ||
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| Solitarious || adult ||  || ||
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==Identification resources==
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==Distribution==
The Italian Locust (also known as the stout-bodied grasshopper) is found throughout Western Europe and Central Asia.

For more information and distribution records see [[https://www.gbif.org/species/1713749 GBIF]]

=Biology=

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! Phase !! Developmental time
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| Eggs  || 
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| Hopper  || 
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| Adult || 
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| Laying-fledging ||  
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| Total || 
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===Habitat and ecology===

===Land-use change===

=Pest status=
This species has been reported as a pest since medieval times and outbreaks remain common to date. In the Siberian steppes this locust can reach densities over 2000 individuals m<sup>−2</sup>. <ref name="Stolyarov2000"/> <ref name="LeGall2019"/>

===Recent outbreaks===

===Media coverage===
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=Organizations associated with the Italian locust =
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= Resources =
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=References=

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<ref name="Stolyarov2000"> Stolyarov MV (2000). Strategy and tactics of gregarious locust control. Zashchita Karantin Rastenii 10, 17–19.
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<ref name="LeGall2019"> Le Gall M, Overson R, Cease A (2019) A global review on locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and their interactions with livestock grazing practices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00263  </ref>

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