One Zygaenid Moth, Inope heterogyna, Newly Recorded in Korea

We report a zygaenid moth, Inope heterogyna Staudinger for the first time from Korea. This species which shows the dark brown wings without medial lines and markings, is externally indistinguishable from Inope maerens and the correct identification can be done by the genitalia examination. The femal...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 319 - 321
Main Authors Sung-Soo Kim, Sei-Woong Choi
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2023
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Inope heterogyna
Zygaenidae
new record
Korea
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Summary:We report a zygaenid moth, Inope heterogyna Staudinger for the first time from Korea. This species which shows the dark brown wings without medial lines and markings, is externally indistinguishable from Inope maerens and the correct identification can be done by the genitalia examination. The female genitalia of Inope heterogyna can be distinguished by the relatively short and strongly coiled at the anterior ductus bursae.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO202331857645770
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190