Omocestus viridulus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Omocestus viridulus Omocestus viridulus

Where the omocestus viridulus lives – recorded in 13 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 99,040 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Omocestus viridulus: Omocestus.viridulus.male — Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Omocestus viridulus
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Acrididae

Where does the omocestus viridulus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the omocestus viridulus in 13 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 omocestus viridulus?

The omocestus viridulus (Omocestus viridulus) is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Acrididae, genus Omocestus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the omocestus viridulus

Omocestus viridulus, known in the British Isles as the common green grasshopper, is a Palearctic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Omocestus viridulus (revision 1335214398), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1009929 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).