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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pheropsophus jessoensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Pheropsophus

Species

Pheropsophus jessoensis

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Pheropsophus jessoensis

Pheropsophus jessoensis (Pheropsophus jessoensis · ミイデラゴミムシ)

🛡️ 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

1.1~1.8cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Damp ground in plains and mountains throughout Korea

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A body length of 18 mm is the same size as a Korean 10-won coin (18 mm in diameter) (Comparison).
💡 The National List of Species of Korea records that it releases gas from the tip of its abdomen when threatened, a habit reflected in its 'bombardier' name.

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.

#폭탄먼지벌레#Pheropsophus jessoensis

📖 1. Overview

Pheropsophus jessoensis is a ground beetle that sprays gas from the tip of its abdomen when threatened; it lives throughout Korea and is also distributed in Japan and China.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body length is 11–18 mm; the body is black, while the head and pronotum are orange. The elytra have 7 ridges, an orange spot at each shoulder, and a thick orange band across the middle, with yellow lateral margins.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It lives on damp ground in plains and mountains nationwide, and releases gas from the tip of its abdomen when in danger. It resembles Nambang-poktan-meonji-beolle (a Korean beetle name), which has black lateral margins on the elytra, and is distinguished by this feature.