Rice grasshopper
- "I caught a rice grasshopper! Now I just need a soy-sauce mantis!" —New Leaf
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| Name: Oxya yezoensis Family: Acrididae | ||||||
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Names in other languages
イナゴ
稻蝗 Criquet Langosta Locusta Рисовая кобылка
메뚜기 稻蝗 Criquet Langosta Heuschrecke Rijstsprinkhaan | ||||||
A Rice Grasshopper (イナゴ, Inago) is an insect that appears first in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Similar to other grasshoppers, it appears on the ground, however, it can be told by making a distinct rattling noise. It is around from August until November. It can be sold for 400 Bells.
Catch details
In New Horizons
"I caught a rice grasshopper! I've been looking for a gluten-free alternative..."
| Time of year | North: Aug – Nov South: Feb – May |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 7 PM |
| Location | On the ground |
| Weather | Any weather |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny:  400 Bells Flick: 600 Bells
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Donating to the museum
As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, Rice Grasshoppers can be donated to the Museum and information about it can be found in the bug exhibit.
In New Leaf
Upon donation to the museum, the Rice Grasshopper can be found on the right side of the first room of the Insect section of the museum.
- "Rice grasshoppers are typically known as pests that eat farmers' crops, making them undesirable. But they are also edible, and boiling them in soy sauce is a typical way to prepare them in certain regions. While they are generally green, their shells will turn a darker color when heavily crowded in groups."
Further information
The Oxya yezoensis is a pest from Japan that feeds on rice plants in the paddies. It became a source of protein and calcium in inland areas of what is now known as Nagano Prefecture and was cooked in a variety of ways including skewered over a fire, or cooked with soy sauce and sugar. Eating these bugs was especially common after World War II due to food shortages and is depicted in the manga "Barefoot Gen." Inland Japan never sees natural swarms of these grasshoppers due to geological conditions.
Gallery
Icons
Encyclopedia images
- Rice Grasshopper (New Leaf).png
Furniture
A model of the Rice Grasshopper in New Horizons
Names in other languages
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イナゴ Inago |
Locust |
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메뚜기 mettugi |
Grasshopper |
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稻蝗 dào huáng |
Locust |
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Рисовая кобылка Risovaya kobylka |
Rice filly |
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Rijstsprinkhaan | Rice grasshopper |
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Heuschrecke | Locust |
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Langosta | Locust |
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Criquet | Locust |
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Locusta | Locust |
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