Six Unrecorded Species of Micro-moths (Lepidoptera) from Korea

From a result of surveys on the biodiversity monitoring for moths in Korea, six species of micro-moths that were never known from Korea are reported here for the first time from this country. They are: Udea pseudocrocealis (South, 1901) of the family Crambidae, which has been known as endemic to Jap...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 35 - 40
Main Authors Jun-Mo Koo, Kang-Won Lee, Jae-Dong Kim, Soowon Cho, Kyu-Tek Park
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul 한국동물분류학회 2020
Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
Subjects
Biodiversity
Butterflies & moths
Species
new records
micro-moths
taxonomy
Korean peninsula
Lepidoptera
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Summary:From a result of surveys on the biodiversity monitoring for moths in Korea, six species of micro-moths that were never known from Korea are reported here for the first time from this country. They are: Udea pseudocrocealis (South, 1901) of the family Crambidae, which has been known as endemic to Japan; Epinotia albiguttata (Oku, 1974) of the family Tortricidae, which was known belonging to Hikagehamakia Oku, 1974; and four species of the family Gelechiidae: Protoparachronistis concolor Omelko, 1986 and P. discedens Omelko, 1986, which were described from Primorisk, Russian Far East; Thiotricha pancratiastis Meyrick, 1921, which is known from Isl. Jejudo, and Thiotricha sp. which is being described in a separate paper. Here we provide images of adults and genitalia for the unrecorded species with a brief diagnosis.
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2020.36.1.050