Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00688
Chinese Grasshopper
Oxya chinensis
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About Chinese Grasshopper
Chinese Grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) is a member of Acrididae in the order Orthoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Chinese Grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) is an introduced grasshopper long established on Kauaʻi. It feeds on grasses and historically damaged sugarcane along grassy field margins.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Historical Hawaiian literature states the Chinese grasshopper was already confined to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in 1892, and later records explicitly list Kauaʻi among established islands; current NCBI taxonomy retains Oxya chinensis.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; nymphal instars; adult; no pupa.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Oxya chinensis
- Common names
- Chinese Grasshopper
- Family
- Acrididae
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Chinese Grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) is a member of Acrididae in the order Orthoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.