Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity

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A New Record of Epipleminae (Lepidoptera, Uraniidae) from Korea

  • Sei-Woong Choi (Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Bora Shin (Department of Biology, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Jae-Young Lee (Department of Biology, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Sung-Soo Kim (Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology)
  • Received : 2023.09.05
  • Accepted : 2024.01.16
  • Published : 2024.01.31
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Abstract

We report one newly recorded species Warreniplema fumicosta (Warren) for the first time in Korea. In July, a single female specimen of Warreniplema fumicosta was collected at a high altitude on Mount Jirisan. This species can be distinguished by the light blackish forewing with the largely undulating ante- and postmedial lines, and the bicolorous hindwing with yellowish upper half dark brown lower half, and dark brown ante- and postmedial lines. So far, there have been 13 species belonging to seven genera of the Epipleminae subfamily that have been documented, and this includes W. fumicosta.

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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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