🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Gampsocleis sedakovii
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Tettigoniidae
Genus
Gampsocleis
Species
Gampsocleis sedakovii
Gampsocleis sedakovii (Gampsocleis sedakovii)📸 Photo

Photo: Alexey Yakovlev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Gampsocleis sedakovii

Gampsocleis sedakovii (Gampsocleis sedakovii · キリギリス)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era
Extant
Diet
No data
Length · Height
3.3~4.5cm · No data
Mass · Top Speed
No data · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
A species preferring dry and mildly warm places (northeastern China study)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 Its body length of 4.5 cm is about 1.7 times the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (2.65 cm) (Comparison).
  • 💡 Because males sing at any time of day, it is an insect often noticed first by its sound in grasslands (PMC paper).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#여치#Gampsocleis sedakovii

📖 1. Overview

Gampsocleis sedakovii is a stout, medium-to-large bush-cricket in the family Tettigoniidae studied as the most common and widespread species in northeastern China. It is divided into two subspecies (sedakovii and obscura).

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body length is 33–45 mm, mostly green, with a stout build. The forewings usually do not extend past the tip of the abdomen and have a distinct row of black spots, and its pronotum is wider than that of Ginnalgae-yeochi (a Korean animal name). The female's ovipositor curves slightly downward, is relatively short, and has a truncated tip.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Preferring dry and mildly warm places, the male is an accomplished singer that calls at any time of day.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed on the National List of Species of Korea.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

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DATA & LICENSE

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

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