Trimerotropis verruculata

Trimerotropis verruculata, known generally as the crackling forest grasshopper or cracker grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3][4] Its English common name comes from the distinctive cracking sound it makes as it flies. Its specific scientific name is derived from the Latin word for wart or excrescence^[5] and refers to its mottled rough appearance which probably provides camouflage on the exposed gravel, rock and ledge where it is often found.^[6]

Trimerotropis verruculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Genus:	Trimerotropis
Species:	T. verruculata
Binomial name
Trimerotropis verruculata (Kirby, 1837)

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Trimerotropis verruculata:

• Trimerotropis verruculata suffusa Scudder, 1876 (crackling forest grasshopper)
• Trimerotropis verruculata verruculata (Kirby, 1837) (crackling locust)