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Large Cone-head

Ruspolia nitidula

78Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul2
Aug30
Sep37
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England22
2Isles of Scilly England8
3Dorset England2
4Brighton and Hove England2
5Suffolk England1
6Surrey England1
7Isle of Wight England1
8Swansea Wales1
77 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
78
Peak month
September
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Ruspolia nitidula
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
NBN Atlas records since 2000
78
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Tettigoniidae
Genus
Ruspolia
Name with authority
Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786)
Described
1786

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1548359 · GBIF 5096614