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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2019.08.0.024

Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) New to Korea  

Koo, Jun-Mo (Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Seulki (Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Cho, Soowon (Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.58, no.3, 2019 , pp. 225-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The genus Chrysaster Kumata is one of the members in Lithocolletinae of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera: Gracillarioidea). Chrysaster hagicola Kumata, 1961 has been the only known species of the genus in Korea so far. In this study, we report another species, Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) for the first time from Korea. The samples of C. ostensackenella were collected as larvae and adults on Robinia pseudoacacia L. (Fabales: Fabaceae). Diagnostic characteristics with a brief description are given, as well as, photographs of adults and genitalia of both sexes are provided. A further study on C. ostensackenella is strongly recommended, especially for the business of honey, as this species is recently known to be a serious pest on acacias (black locust) in China.
Keywords
Gracillariidae; Lithocolletinae; Chrysaster ostensackenella; Korean fauna;
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