Speckled bush-cricket: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the speckled bush-cricket lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leptophyes punctatissima
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Tettigoniidae

Where does the speckled bush-cricket live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the speckled bush-cricket in 12 countries and territories across Europe. In Austria it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 speckled bush-cricket endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the speckled bush-cricket?

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Tettigoniidae, genus Leptophyes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the speckled bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae. The species was originally described as Locusta punctatissima in 1792.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Speckled bush-cricket (revision 1348360205), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1757342 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).