New records of six microlepidopteran species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Korea
We report six microlepidopteran species, one Adelidae ( Nemophora stellata Hirowatari 1995), one Sesiidae ( Melittia sangaica Moore 1877), two Pterophoridae ( Tetraschalis mikado ( Hori 1933), Platyptilia farfarellus ( Zeller 1867)) and two Pyralidae ( Endotricha icelusalis ( Walker 1859), Dusungwua paradichromella ( Yamanaka 1980) for the first time in Korea. Diagnosis of each species, along with adult, male, and female genitalia, is provided.
Authors
- Sung-Soo Kim
- Da-Hee Jin
- Sei-Woong Choi
Institutions
- Mokpo National University (KR)
- East Asia Institute (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2026.02.001
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00