Commentary for Avodah Zarah 75:8
לעולם דלא ידע הי טהור והי טמא ומעשה שהיה בעובד כוכבים היה
[No, the true reason was] certainly because he could not distinguish between the clean and unclean species, and the incident just happened with a non-Jew.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud resolves that Rav prohibited because once roasted one could not tell whether the locusts were clean or not. The fact that it happened to be a non-Jew that burned the field is not material. [We should note that this is a difficult resolution. Clearly when Rav issued his statement it was material].
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