---
title: "Waterschorpioen"
description: "Nepa cinerea — Insecten en spinnen. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eurasian-water-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Waterschorpioen

> Nepa cinerea — Insecten en spinnen. 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.

- Scientific name: *Nepa cinerea*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 8017
- Wikidata: [Q370289](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370289)
- iNaturalist taxon: [133020](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/133020)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Water Scorpion
- de: Wasserskorpion
- es: Escorpión de agua
- fr: Nèpe cendrée
- nl: Waterschorpioen
- pl: Płoszczyca szara

## Countries with the most observations

RU (872), FR (835), DE (817), DK (758), ES (617), GB (546), IT (499), AT (400), PL (349), PT (315), CZ (300), UA (165)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepa_cinerea

## Photo

![Waterschorpioen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-water-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115512706

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-water-scorpion?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).