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New Record of a Hepialid Moth Species, Korscheltellus lupulina (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from Korea

  • Jae-Young Lee (Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Bora Shin (Department of Biology, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Sung-Soo Kim (Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology) ;
  • Sei-Woong Choi (Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University)
  • Received : 2023.09.17
  • Accepted : 2023.10.30
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

The hepialid species, Korscheltellus lupulina (Linnaeus) is newly recorded from Korea. A female specimen of K. lupulina was collected on Jeju Island, southern Korea. This species can be distinguished by the whitish linear marking on the postmedian and dorsum of the forewing but these markings are often unseen in females. The female genitalia can be diagnosed by the semi-rounded ninth abdominal tergum, a pair of semi-rounded ninth abdominal sternum with weakly produced, semi-rounded central plate-shaped medial region, a pair of narrow band-shaped subanal plates, the short, thin ductus bursae, and the large, ball-shaped corpus bursae without a signum. Currently, there are four genera and five species of the Hepialidae distributed in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR202304203, NIBR202333201).

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