Trimerotropis verruculata, known generally as the crackling forest grasshopper or cracker grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

[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] These two subspecies belong to the species Trimerotropis verruculata:

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