Meconema thalassinum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the meconema thalassinum lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Meconema thalassinum
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Tettigoniidae

Where does the meconema thalassinum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the meconema thalassinum in 15 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.

Is the meconema thalassinum endangered?

The meconema thalassinum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the meconema thalassinum?

The meconema thalassinum (Meconema thalassinum) is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Tettigoniidae, genus Meconema. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the meconema thalassinum

Meconema thalassinum is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae known as the oak bush-cricket and drumming katydid. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and was introduced to the United States, first established in the west of Long Island and extending its range to Rhode Island and Scarsdale, Stony Brook, and Ithaca, New York.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Meconema thalassinum (revision 1374371955), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1500649 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).