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Migratory locust
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Real-world info
Name: Locusta migratoria Family: Acrididae - Grasshoppers
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  トノサマバッタ  飞蝗  飛蝗  섬풀무치  Criquet pèlerin  Criquet pèlerin  Langosta migratoria  Langosta migratoria  Locusta migratoria  Перелетная саранча  Wanderschrecke  Treksprinkhaan

The migratory locust is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It is known for its unique sound, which is best described as a stick rattling against a metal fence.

In the games that the migratory locust appears in, it is an uncommon bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on the ground, occasionally hopping. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late summer to the end of fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#21

"I caught a migratory locust! I wonder if it flies south for the winter..."

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Sep – Nov
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	On the ground
Weather	Any except rain
Selling price	1,350 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#14

"I caught a migratory locust! Ain't migrating any more!"

Description	Despite their appearance, they are skittish.
Time of year	Aug – Nov
Time of day	8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times	8 AM – 4 PM
Location	On grass
Bug size	58 mm
Selling price	600 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#15

"I caught a migratory locust! Migrate into my pocket!"

Description	Despite their large size, these are skittish and scare easily.
Time of year	Aug – Nov
Time of day	8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On the ground
Bug size	58 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	600 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#15

"I caught a migratory locust! It migrated to a good spot!"

Time of year	Aug – Nov All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	8 AM – 7 PM
Peak times	8 AM – 4 PM
Location	On the ground (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	50 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	600 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#17

"I caught a migratory locust! Things just went south for this guy!"

Time of year	North: Aug – Nov South: Feb – May
Time of day	8 AM – 7 PM
Location	On the ground
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  600 Bells  Flick:  900 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In Animal Crossing

"I have a rather difficult time dealing with the soft underbellies of grasshoppers. They're...vulgar. And their legs! Why do they come off so easily when one merely handles the beasts? Blech! Simply horrid!"

In Wild World

"I wonder if the migratory locust thinks about where it's going to go next? Frankly, I suspect it plans not at all and just flies about willy-nilly... Hardly a recommended way of traveling, eh wot? Hoo... But I digress..."

In City Folk

"Ah, hoo, migratory locusts. As their name suggests, they fly far...quite far, in point of fact. These insects will fly as a group into fields, devour all the crops, and completely devastate the land. Just one of these beasts is sufficiently horrifying, so imagine how abominable a swarm would be... Blech!"

The migratory locust can be found near the dung beetle and long locust.

In New Leaf

Upon being donated, the locust can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit jumping around near some bushes. The exhibit has this to say about the migratory locust:

"Migratory locusts are large insects that can jump up to 32 feet, as they open their wings when they jump. These locusts love to eat and can consume their own weight in food every single day. As a group, their hunger is enough that a million locusts can consume one ton of food per day. Oddly, when migratory locusts grow up surrounded only by other locusts, their shells will be enitrely black."

In New Horizons

"Ah yes, the lone migratory locust. It seems like such a harmless hopper as it bounces about in the grass. But beware! When these pests band together and travel in swarms, they leave devastation in their wake! Migratory locusts have gathered by the millions throughout history, wiping out crops and causing famine. That's why I always say, "Never let a locust hang out with its friends!". That is precisely how a plague begins."

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

Locusta migratoria is the most widespread locust species, and the only species in the genus Locusta. It occurs throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It used to be common in Europe but has now become rare there.

Locusts are highly mobile, and usually fly with the wind at a speed of about 15 to 20 kilometres per hour (9.3 to 12.4 mph). Swarms can travel 5 to 130 km or more in a day. Locust swarms can vary from less than one square kilometre to several hundred square kilometres with 40 to 80 million individuals per square kilometre. An adult locust can consume its own weight (several grams) in fresh food per day. For every million locusts, one ton of food is eaten.

Names in other languages

	トノサマバッタ Tonosama-batta	Locust grasshopper (lit. "load grasshopper")
	섬풀무치 Seompulmuchi	Island migratory locust
	飞蝗 Fēihuáng	(Migratory) locust
	飛蝗 Unknown
	Перелетная саранча Perelyotnaya sarancha	Migratory locust
	Treksprinkhaan	Migratory locust
	Wanderschrecke	Mantis
	Langosta migratoria	From scientific name
	Gatito (male) Gatita (female)	Cat
	Criquet pèlerin	Locust
	Locusta migratoria	From scientific name

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