Bug FAQCrackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The Crackling Forest Grasshopper is named for its wart-like, mottled appearance that helps it blend into rocky ground. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its scientific name refers to a wart-like, rough look that provides camouflage on gravel, rock, and ledges.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Michigan, Maine.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Acrididae)
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Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimerotropis_verruculata
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