male Oriental longheaded locust
Colloquial name for the male Acrida cinerea, a grasshopper with a long, pointed head. Often used in contrast to the female, which is called 精霊飛蝗 (しょうりょうばった).
See also: ショウリョウバッタ
In the autumn grassland, male Oriental longheaded locusts were hopping around.
Gonista bicolor (grasshopper)
Obsolete term for a similar-looking grasshopper species, Gonista bicolor. Now rarely used; the modern name is 精霊飛蝗擬 (しょうりょうばったもどき).
See also: ショウリョウバッタモドキ
In the past, Gonista bicolor was sometimes called kichikichibatta.
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in field guides.
Rare kanji spelling; the characters 蝗虫 mean 'locust'.
The name is likely onomatopoeic, from the sound 'kichi-kichi' the insect makes when it jumps or flies, combined with ばった (grasshopper).