Distribution; world
Southern Europe, north Africa, Asia Minor and the Levant where the species is widespread in the Mediterranean zone:
AT, BA, BG, CH, CY, ES, ES-BI, FR, FR-CO, GR, GR-AN, GR-DD, GR-KR, HR, HU, IT, IT-SA, IT-SI, PT, SK, SL, TR, UA, MA, DZ, TN, EG, IL, LB
Abundance; world
This species can be abundant in suitable locations in the Mediterranean biome. Although there is no detailed picture of the overall population strength, it is regularly recorded in ecological survey work in parts of its range (Attiki, Crete, Spain) and this suggests that the population is large.
There is no evidence of any decline in this species.
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: SL - RDB1-2 (EN), EU - RDB-LC (Nieto et al, 2014)