Stats

Lifespan

Up to 1 yr

Size

Medium

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Desert

Range

North America

Movement

Hopping

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

The pallid-winged grasshopper is a widespread species of the arid American West, named for its pale hindwings banded with dark markings that flash vividly in flight. When disturbed, it produces a loud crackling sound by snapping its wings — a behavior called crepitation — that may startle predators long enough for escape.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Acrididae

Genus

Trimerotropis

Species

Trimerotropis pallidipennis