A glossy, deep blue cockroach
Eucorydia tokaraensis
Blattodea / Family: Polyphagidae
- Total length
- Male approx. 10.5-11.0 mm, Female approx. 11.5-13.0 mm
- Range
- Akuseki-jima, Amami-Oshima, and Tokunoshima
Adult males are rarely spotted resting on tree leaves. In the diorama, you can also find a male on a leaf.
This exceptionally beautiful cockroach has iridescent blue forewings, with distinct yellow-red markings on both sexes.
This species marks the northernmost limit of the distribution of its genus, with the broadest range among Japanese members. This omnivorous cockroach has been rarely spotted on Tokunoshima.
Habitat of This Animal:
A:Forest along the valley - A3:Deep forest
Along the mountain valleys grows a high humidity forest. In such an environment, Quercus miyagii, a species of oak often grows in clusters. Some of these grow more than 20m tall and with trunk diameters exceeding 1m, with largely developed buttress roots. Also, there are many animals and plants preferring humid environments, supporting the abundant biota of Tokunoshima Island together with the forest along mountain ridges.
This A3:Deep forest