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Neocerambyx raddei
Neocerambyx raddei (Neocerambyx raddei · Neocerambyx raddei)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A body length of 58 mm is about 2/3 the long side of a credit card (85.6 mm) (Comparison).
- 💡 The National List of Species of Korea records that adults can be seen at night from June to August on the sap of oak and chestnut trees.
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
Neocerambyx raddei is a large longhorn beetle distributed throughout Korea, and also lives in Russia, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Adults are 34–58 mm long with an ochre-colored body densely covered in fine yellow hairs. The male's antennae are nearly 2 times the body length, and there is a pair of spines at the sutural apex of the elytra.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Adults are nocturnal, active mainly from June to August, and are observed at the sap of oak and chestnut trees. Larvae feed under the bark of living or weakened broad-leaved trees before boring into the wood to make pupal chambers.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea records it as distributed throughout all regions of the country.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 46CJB
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000019296 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000019296
- • wikidata.org — Q15860970
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Neocerambyx raddei.png
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Melissa Broussard · CC BY 3.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Cerambycidae)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.