First record of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, with a new species
The present study records Morophaga formosana Robinson, 1986 and describes M. hahajimana sp. nov. from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan. This is the first record of this genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (Tineidae) from the Oceanian region. Photographs of adult specimens, wing veins, genitalia, and larval biology are presented. We have constructed a preliminary phylogenetic tree based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI-5P) DNA barcode sequences, including those of some Scardiinae species.
Authors
- Jinhyeong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3121-9990)
- Toshiya Hirowatari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6839-2229)
- Sadahisa Yagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-1219)
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nota Lepidopterologica
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.143817
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00