- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Yellow dashed line shows recorded total body length (including tail), which may differ from silhouette width due to posture.
- · Luciola unmunsana silhouette: PhyloPic — Kanchi Nanjo · CC0 1.0 (Luciola cruciata)
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Luciola unmunsana
Luciola unmunsana (Luciola unmunsana · Luciola unmunsana)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A body length of 14 mm is slightly smaller than a Korean 10-won coin (18 mm in diameter) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to the National List of Species of Korea, this firefly is a Korean endemic species seen only in central and southern regions and active in June.
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
Luciola unmunsana is a firefly endemic to Korea that lives from the central region southward, with adults active in June.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length is 10–14 mm; the head and abdomen are black, the pronotum and scutellum are reddish brown, and the elytra are blackish brown. Each elytron has 3 distinct longitudinal ridges.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Adults are active in June. The light organ is located on the last two abdominal segments in males and on the second-to-last segment in females.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea records it as a Korean endemic species inhabiting only central and southern Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3WCX3
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000017797 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000017797
- • wikidata.org — Q2293329
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Kanchi Nanjo · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Luciola cruciata)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.