Nepa cinerea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nepa cinerea Nepa cinerea

Where the nepa cinerea lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 16,205 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

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Scientific name	Nepa cinerea
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Nepidae

Where does the nepa cinerea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nepa cinerea in 17 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 nepa cinerea?

The nepa cinerea (Nepa cinerea) is an insect in the order Hemiptera and the family Nepidae, genus Nepa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nepa cinerea

Nepa cinerea is a species of water scorpion (Nepidae), found in most of Europe, including the British Isles, as well as North Africa and southern and northern Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nepa cinerea (revision 1361955783), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q370289 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).