Rice Grasshopper

Rice Grasshopper
Rice Grasshopper
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Real-world info
	Name: Oxya yezoensis; Family: Acrididae
Main appearances
	DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages; イナゴ; 稻蝗; Criquet; Langosta; Locusta; Рисовая кобылка 메뚜기; 稻蝗; Criquet; Langosta; Heuschrecke; Rijstsprinkhaan

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A Rice Grasshopper^{[nb 1]} is a very rare bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It is distinguishable from the Grasshopper by the rattling noise that it makes. It can be found on the ground from 8 AM to 7 PM between August and November, selling for 400 Bells.

Catch details[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

#16

"I caught a rice grasshopper! Now I just need a soy-sauce mantis!"

Times	Aug – Nov: 8 AM – 7 PM
Peak Times	Aug – Oct
Location	In grass
Size	25 mm
Rarity	Very Rare
Selling Price	400 Bells
Tank Size

Aug – Nov: 8 AM – 7 PMUnknownIn grass25 mmVery Rare4004001.0x1.0

In New Horizons[edit]

#18

"I caught a rice grasshopper! I've been looking for a gluten-free alternative..."

Time of Year	North: Aug – Nov South: Feb – May
Time of Day	8 AM – 7 PM
Location	On the ground
Rarity
Total Catch	0
Selling Prices	Nook's Cranny: 400 Bells Flick: 600 Bells
Tank Size

Rice GrasshopperAug – NovFeb – May8 AM – 7 PMOn the ground04001.0x1.0 No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all bugs 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[edit]

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."

In New Horizons[edit]

"In point of fact, rice grasshoppers are an awful pest! They devour rice plants and wipe out the crucial crop. But revenge is sweet! These bugs are edible, you see, and so some folks eat them as way to get rid of them. When boiled in soy sauce, rice grasshoppers are quite tasty, it's said. Though why anyone would put an insect in their mouth is beyond me. The mere thought gives me the gags!"

Gallery[edit]

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A pair of rice grasshoppers

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.

Names in other languages[edit]

	イナゴ Inago	Locust

	메뚜기 mettugi	Grasshopper

	稻蝗 dào huáng	Locust

	Рисовая кобылка Risovaya kobylka	Rice filly

	Rijstsprinkhaan	Rice grasshopper

	Heuschrecke	Locust

	Langosta	Locust

	Criquet	Locust

	Locusta	Locust

イナゴInagoLocust메뚜기mettugiGrasshopperUnknownUnknownUnknown稻蝗Unknowndào huángLocustUnknownUnknownUnknownРисовая кобылкаRisovaya kobylkaRice fillyRijstsprinkhaanRice grasshopperHeuschreckeLocustLangostaLocustUnknownUnknownCriquetLocustUnknownUnknownLocustaLocustUnknownUnknown