📸 PhotoPhoto: Alexey Yakovlev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Gampsocleis sedakovii
Gampsocleis sedakovii (Gampsocleis sedakovii · キリギリス)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 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.
📖 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
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3F8VC
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000037755 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000037755
- • wikidata.org — Q10502628
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Партизанск 7.2012. 2 2.jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — PMC4668902
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Birgit Lang · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Tettigoniidae)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.