Conocephalus fuscus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the conocephalus fuscus lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Conocephalus fuscus
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Tettigoniidae

Where does the conocephalus fuscus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the conocephalus fuscus in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the conocephalus fuscus?

The conocephalus fuscus (Conocephalus fuscus) is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Tettigoniidae, genus Conocephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the conocephalus fuscus

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae, the bush-crickets and is distributed through much of Europe and temperate Asia. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial and the species is incapable of flight. For this reason it is hard to discriminate between the two species during the early stages of their life cycle before the wings have fully developed. The colouration of the conehead is typically a grass green with a distinctive brown stripe down its back, though there are some brown phenotypes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Conocephalus fuscus (revision 1240860190), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q743399 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).