Spatial and temporal changes in moth assemblages along an altitudinal gradient, Jeju-do island.

Montane species on islands attract attention due to their small and isolated populations and limited dispersal potential, making them vulnerable to extinction. We investigated the diversity pattern of moth assemblages over the 12-years-period (2009-2020) at 11 study plots on an island mountain (Mount Hallasan, Jeju-do Island, South Korea) to assess the changes in the moth assemblages in terms of species composition, richness, and abundances. We expected to find a decline in the number of species at these sites, given the reported decline in similar taxa in other temperate regions, such as Europe and North America.

Fourteen new records of Crambidae (Lepidoptera) from South Korea.

This article reports 14 species of Crambidae for the first time in South Korea: Paracymoriza distinctalis (Leech, 1889) (Acentropinae), Pseudocatharylla duplicellus (Hampson, 1896) (Crambinae), Psammotis orientalis Munroe Mutuura, 1968, Anania albeoverbascalis Yamanaka, 1966, Anania stachydalis (Germar, 1821), and Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis (Hbner, 1796)(Pyraustinae), Scoparia iwasakii Sasaki, 1991 (Scoparinae), and Haritalodes basipunctalis (Bremer, 1864), Nagiella inferior (Hampson, 1899), Notarcha aurolinealis (Walker, 1859), Herpetogramma okamotoi Yamanaka, 1976, Glyphodes formosanus Shibuya, 1928, Mecyna fusei (Inoue, 1982), and Udea tritalis (Christoph, 1881)(Spilomelinae). Additionally, the diagnosis, distribution, pictures, and DNA barcode information of adults and male and female genitalia of these 14 crambid moth species are provided.

Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N. atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae).

Nola estonica unap sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae) is described based on type material from Estonia.

Four species of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera), new to Korea.

One species of Noctuidae, Chytonix brunneofascia Choi and Heo sp. nov., and three species of Erebidae, Gynaephora atrata Choi, Heo and Kim sp.

The relationship between resource abundance and insect herbivory on islands.

We examined the relationship between resource abundance and the feeding activity of phytophagous insects on three common island plants. The aim was to investigate the correlation between phytophagous insects' abundance and availability of food and island geography. We collected 30,835 leaves from three tree species groups (Mallotus japonicus, Prunus species, and Quercus species) on 18 islands in southwest Korea.

Morphological, Ecological, and Molecular Divergence of from (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

has long been considered as a Pinaceae-feeding type of the yellow peach moth, , in Korea. In this study, the divergence of from the fruit-feeding moth was analyzed in terms of morphology, ecology, and genetics. differs from in several morphological features.

Notes on the genus Zaranga Moore with description of a new species in the Zaranga pannosa species group (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).

The Zaranga pannosa species group of the genus Zaranga Moore, 1884 is reviewed and a new species, Zaranga koreana sp. nov. from Korea, is described based on morphology and genetic data.

Quantitative data from six years (2013-2018) of light trap sampling of macromoths (Lepidoptera) in Mt. Hallasan National Park, South Korea.

Background: This paper presents the results of long-term monitoring of macromoth communities in Mt. Hallasan National Park, South Korea. This mountain shows an altitudinal gradient of vegetation from evergreen deciduous to boreal trees, harbouring more than 550 species of vascular plants.

Dataset for effect of elevation on the insect herbivory of Mongolian oaks in the high mountains of southern South Korea.

The data presented in this article are related to the research article "Effect of elevation on the insect herbivory of Mongolian oaks in the high mountains of southern South Korea" (Sohn et al., 2019). We collected oak leaves occurring in two mountains: Jirisan Mountain on the mainland of Korea (12 September 2015) and Hallasan Mountain on Jejudo Island (21 September 2015).

New fossils of Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from Early Cretaceous Jinju Formation (South Korea) with their implications to evolutionary diversity of extinct Protagrypninae.

Two new genera and species of Elateridae, Megalithomerus magohalmii gen. et sp. nov.

Two new species of the genus Narcotica Sugi, 1982 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acronictinae).

This paper deals with the taxonomy of the genus Narcotica Sugi, 1982, known from China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Two species, Narcotica cryptica sp. n.

Complete mitochondrial genome of Moore, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae).

We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Moore, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), which is an economically damaging pest to a diverse range of trees. The 15,260-bp-long mitogenome of this species consists of a typical set of genes, with an arrangement typical of ditrysian Lepidoptera. Of the 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 12 have a typical ATN start codon, whereas the gene begins with CGA.

A new species of Matsumura, 1931 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Korea.

The genus Naryciodes was originally proposed as a monobasic genus (type species: Naryciodes posticalis Matsumura) by Matsumura (1931) in Tineidae. About fifty years later, the genus was transferred to Limacodidae by Inoue (1982) because the larvae possess an autapomorphic character of Limacodidae: the lack of crochets on the prolegs (Epstein et al. 1999).

A checklist of the genus Scopula (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) including description of a new species and three newly recorded species from Korea.

We present a checklist comprising 39 species of the genus Scopula (Geometridae, Sterrhinae) from Korea by adding four new records. One species Scopula paraconfusa Kim & Choi spec. nov.

Saturnia jonasii Butler, 1877 on Jejudo Island, a new saturnid moth of South Korea with DNA data and morphology (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).

Saturnia (Rinaca) jonasii Butler, 1877 is distributed in Japan, including Tsushima Island and Taiwan, whereas S. boisduvalii Eversmann, 1846 is distributed in northern areas, such as China, Russia, and South Korea. In the present study we found that the specimens from Mt.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).

The larch hawk moth, Sphinx morio, belongs to the lepidopteran family Sphingidae that has long been studied as a family of model insects in a diverse field. In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences of the species in terms of general genomic features and characteristic short repetitive sequences found in the A + T-rich region. The 15,299-bp-long genome consisted of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one major non-coding A + T-rich region, with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera.

New Noctuidae (s.l.) species from the Korean fauna with description of a new species of Bryophila Treitschke, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae and Noctuidae).

Eight Erebidae and Noctuidae species are reported for the first time from Korea. The taxonomic positions of another two formerly misidentified species, Abrostola korbi and Diachrysia witti, are discussed. The Korean species of the Bryoleuca granitalis species-group are characterised and a new species of the group, Bryoleuca volodia sp.

Effects of weather factors on the abundance and diversity of moths in a temperate deciduous mixed forest of Korea.

Three-year (2004-2006) monitoring results of macrolepidoptera using light traps in a temperate deciduous mixed forest were analyzed to investigate the relationship between moth diversity and nine weather variables. Results of stepwise regression analyses showed that mean daily temperature was the main predictor for moth diversity. The present study also revealed that each moth family was affected by a set of different weather factors (rainfall, relative humidity, or duration of sunshine) probably due to different life-history strategies.

Patterns of species description and species richness of geometrid moths (lepidoptera: geometridae) on the Korean peninsula.

The diversity and pattern of species description among geometrid moths in Korea from 1883 to 2004 were assessed. A total of 647 geometrid species have been described: Ennominae (275 species, 43%), Larentiinae (227 spp., 35%), Geometrinae (68 spp.