참나무와 서어나무는 온대지역에 걸쳐 넓게 분포하고 있으며, 다양한 초식곤충의 먹이원이 되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 지리산국립공원 온대림에서 참나무림(반선)과 서어나무림(상선암)에서 초식곤충 활동량을 알고자 하였다. 각 조사지역에 0.1ha의 방형구를 설치하여 참나무와 서어나무의 분포를 확인 한 뒤 개체별로 초식곤충의 활동량인 잎 손상 지수를 측정하였다. 잎 손상 지수는 손상 퍼센트로 환산하여 분석하였다. 측정결과 전체 4,413장의 잎을 관찰하였으며, 참나무림에서는 2,683장, 서어나무림에서는 1,730장의 잎이 조사되었다. 초식곤충의 활동량은 참나무림과 서어나무림에서 각각 차이를 보였으며 서어나무림인 상선암에서 참나무의 식흔량과 서어나무의 식흔량 이 참나무림인 반선보다 모두 높게 나타났다. 이 연구결과를 바탕으로 온대림 우점 수종인 참나무와 서어나무에서 초식곤충의 활동량을 정량적으로 추정할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

A nepticulid leaf-mine ichnofossil is described on the basis of a fossil leaf of Fagus from the early Miocene Geumgwangdong Formation (ca. 21–14 million years ago) in Pohang basin. This mine trace is characterized by a linear-blotch type with clear centric frass trail of closely and randomly dispersed pellets filling the mine width in early stage. We found traces of possible egg case and exit slit from the fossil. These features are most consistent with those produced by Nepticulidae. Our record represents the only reliably-identified nepticulid leaf-mine on Fagus in Miocene. Nepticulid leaf-mines in Miocene and the leaf-mine fossils from the Geumgwangdong Formation are briefly reviewed.

Limacodidae, also known as slug moths, comprise about 1,000 species worldwide (Epstein et al., 1998). This moth group is characterized by two adult characteristics: the presence of the female legs with the recessed pad of sensilla trichodea underneath and the entire, disk-shaped papillae anales, and four characteristics in immature stages: the absence of the crochets in all instars of larvae; the presence of the extended pupal maxilla, contiguous with the labial palpus; the hard, ovoid cocoons, lid invisible when uneclosed; and the flat, thin eggs (Epstein, 1996). Since Fixsen (1887), a total of 19 genera and 26 species of Limacodidae have been recorded from Korea. In the present paper, we reported three species of Limacodidae new to the Korean fauna: Ceratonema butleri Kawada, 1930, Microleon decolatus Sasaki, 2016, and Isopenthocrates japona Yoshimoto, 2004.

Recently the distribution of two tortricid moths, Hendecaneura impar (Walsingham, 1900) and Rhopobota orbiculata (Zhang, Li, et Wang, 2005) was reported from Korea (Kim et al. 2014; Kim et al 2015). Here, we discuss the external morphology including the male and female genitalia, life history including host plants and mitochondrial DNA data (CO1) of these two species.

Epipleminae is the most species-rich lineage within Uraniidae and can be characterized by its unusual resting posture.Since Leech (1897) first reported two species, Epiplema moza (Butler, 1878) and Gathynia fasciaria Leech, 1897, therehave been 5 genera and 9 species of Epipleminae recorded from Korea (Sohn & Yen, 2005). We reported three speciesof Epipleminae new to Korea: Dysaethria meridiana (Inoue, 1982), Phazaca theclata (Guenee, 1857), and Europlemaleleji Sinev, 2016. Taxonomic status of Europlema leleji Sinev is revised. A revised checklist of the Korean Epipleminaeis provided.

Lepidoptera, one of the major herbivore groups on terrestrial ecosystems, have evolved various feeding habits on theirhostplants. Diversification of feeding habits has led to their success in the extant fauna. However, there have been limitedstudies scrutinizing evolutionary patterns of such diversification (Kaila et al., 2011; Regier et al., 2015; Sohn et al., 2016).Leaf-mining is the major form of lepidopteran endophagy, occurring in at least 34 families (Hering, 1951). Leaf miningis considered a primitive trait in Lepidoptera because it characterizes the basal (non-ditrysian) lineages, while the derivedDitrysia and Macrolepidoptera trend strongly toward external feeding (Connor & Taverner, 1997). In contrast, internalfeeding is restricted to relatively derived lineages in other insect orders. This contrasting pattern may be a key for understandingthe evolutionary history of Lepidoptera. We discuss this issue based on two lepidopteran leaf-mine fossils discovered lately.

Dendrolimus superans (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) has long been acknowledged to present in South Korea under the circumstance of a substantial change in species names of Dendrolimus. In the present study, we found that specimens of D. superans collected from South Korea were D. sibiricus, rather than D. superans. Comparison of Korean specimens to the D. superans from Japan and the D. sibiricus from Russia in terms of wing morphology, female and male genitalia, a partial COI gene sequence, and a partial internal spacer sequence 2 (ITS2) consistently supported the presence of D. sibiricus in South Korea. Phylogenetic analyses using concatenated sequences of COI and ITS2 from available individuals of D. sibiricus and D. superans both by Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood methods the Korea samples to be D. sibiricus.

This study investigates the spatial and temporal variations of moth diversity of Bulgapsan Mountain, Younggwang, Jeonnam. Moth collecting was carried out using a UV light trap at three different sites from February to October 2016 (5 times). A total of 177 moth species and 911 individuals in 17 families were identified. The family Geometridae (51 species and 282 individuals) was the most dominant in the numbers of species and individuals, followed by Erebidae (46 species, 248 individuals), Noctuidae (34 species, 219 individuals) and others. Seasonal change of the number of species and individuals showed a M-shaped pattern with May and July peaks. The Chao 1 estimated number of species using the observed species was 224~326 species, but the graph did not reach an asymptote. Among the surveyed sites, the Neolitsea sericea community showed the highest numbers of species and individuals.

집나방과의 상제집나방(신칭, Saridoscelis kodamai Moriuti)을 한국과 중국에서 처음으로 기록한다. 또한, 상제집나방아과(신칭, Saridoscelinae)를 한국에서 처음으로 보고한다. 상제집나방의 성충 외형과 생식기의 사진을 제공한다. 국내에서 상제집나방의 발생에 관해 채집 기기 및 기존의 기주식물 기록과 비교해 논의한다

Divergence time estimation over a robust phylogeny is a prerequisite for understanding their evolutionary biology. Recent empirical studies have found that molecular dating analyses are critically affected by the number and temporal distribution of fossil calibration points (Yang & Yoder, 2003; Hug & Roger, 2007), the interpretation of relationships between fossil and extant taxa (Benton & Ayala, 2003; Donoghue & Benton, 2007), and how fossil constraints are treated (Magallón, 2004; Ho & Phillips, 2009). Confident dating thus requires multiple fossils that are securely identified and of sufficient age. We provide a list of lepidopteran fossils potentially useful for calibration points, and end on the perspective for dating the currently working phylogeny of Lepidoptera (Regier et al., 2013), using these fossils. In addition, we show microtomographic images for some lepidopteran fossils that we are currently working on.

Plant-feeding insects are a ubiquitous feature of terrestrial life. It follows that understanding the evolution of insect herbivory and its diversity is fundamental to understanding the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems. During my Ph. D. study, I found phylogenetic conservatism in the feeding mode (internal vs. external feeding) of Yponomeutoidea, one of the primitive lepidopteran superfamilies, as well as in their diet breadth and in the growth form and taxonomic affinities of host plants they used. In spite of their importance in terrestrial ecosystems, the evolutionary history of Lepidoptera has been poorly known. This mostly is attributable to their poor fossil record. My Ph. D. study provided better understanding to the lepidopteran fossils. Fossils are an essential resource in divergence time estimation using molecular clock methods. Once reliably resolved, dating data can be used in tracing the evolutionary history of Lepidoptera/plant associations. I introduce my works to take such advantages from fossils and phylogenetic studies.

이 연구는 한국 중부지방 용인과 남부지방 무안에서 봄 출현 나방의 다양성 양상과 나방 종 및 개체수에 영향을 주 는 기후 요인을 알아보기 위해서 이루어졌다. 나방은 2013년 부터 2015년까지 4월 한 달 동안 일주일 간격으로 자외선등 트랩을 이용하여 채집하였다. 기후요인은 8℃를 기본으로 한 적산온도 (GDD8), 평균온도, 강우량, 일조시간, 풍속, 신적 설 등이다. 나방 종 수 및 개체수에 영향을 주는 기후요인은 단기 (채집주부터 3주전까지)와 장기 (채집 4~12주전)로 나 누어 분석하였다. 봄 출현 나방은 과 구성에서 유사한 양상 을 띠었지만 지역별로 우점한 과는 차이를 나타내었다. 자나 방과는 중부지방에서 우점한 반면 밤나방과는 남부지방에서 우점하였다. 밤나방과의 우점종은 4월 초에 나타난 반면 자 나방과의 우점종은 4월 말에 나타나 시간적인 차이도 나타 내었다. GDD8, 일조시간, 채집 일주일 전 강우량 등 3개의 단기 기후요인은 나방 종 수 및 개체수에 영향을 준 요인으 로 나타난 반면 채집 4주전 평균기온만 장기 기후요인으로 나방 종 수에 영향을 준 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구에서는 한 국에서 봄 출현 나방으로 자나방과와 밤나방과 종이 우점하 며 이들은 4월 중 우점도와 비행시기에 차이가 있는 것도 알 수 있었다. 봄 출현 나방은 따뜻함과 강우량에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 최근 기후변화는 봄 출현 나방에도 영향을 줄 수 있어 이에 대한 지속적인 감시가 필요할 것으로 생각 한다.

We describe an early angiosperm and a leaf mine ichnofossil from the Lower Cretaceous Potomac Group of Virginia, USA. The descriptions are based on a fossil leaf that was first reported in 1895 but identified as a fragment of a fossil fern. Leaf architectural features and sedimentological context indicate that this leaf was produced by an herbaceous eudicot angiosperm, possibly associated with Ranunculales. The leaf mine is a full depth linear-blotch mine with frass, a trace of puparium inside the blotch mine section, and feeding/oviposition-related puncture marks. The features of the mine are most consistent with those produced by agromyzid flies. This fossil extends the record of agromyzid flies by about 40 million years ago. This fossil provides evidence that agromyzid flies or their ancestors were feeding on herbaceous basal eudicots similar to modern herbaceous ranunculids during the Early Cretaceous, prior to the appearance and diversification of asterids. Our finding contradicts the previous hypotheses on the dipteran radiations associated with the past environmental changes. Insect feeding damages remained in fossilized leaves are currently considered as an important source for climate change studies. We review progresses in the study of the insect feeding trace fossils and their usefulness for monitoring environmental changes.

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. Hallasan on Jejudo, a southern remote offshore island, were S. jonasii, rather than S. boisduvalii based on morphology, DNA barcode, and nuclear elongation factor 1 alpha (EF-1α) sequences. The major morphological differences between the two species included the shape of wing pattern elements of fore- and hindwings and male and female genitalia. A DNA barcode analysis of the sequences of the Jejudo specimens and S. boisduvalii, along with those of Saturnia species obtained from a public database showed a minimum sequence divergence of 4.26% (28 bp). A phylogenetic analysis also showed clustering of the Jejudo specimens with S. jonasii, separating S. boisduvalii (Bayesian posterior probability = 0.99). The EF-1α-based sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the two species from Jejudo Island and the Korean mainland showed the uniqueness of the Jejudo specimens from S. boisduvalii collected on the Korean mainland, indicating distribution of S. jonasii on Jejudo Island in South Korea, instead of S. boisduvalii.

Kentrochrysalis streckeri Staudinger, 1880 is distributed in Russia, Mongolia, China, and North Korea, whereas K. consimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 has been known to occur South Korea and Japan. In the present study we found that the specimens from South Korea were K. streckeri, rather than K. consimilis based on morphology, DNA barcode, and nuclear elongation factor 1 alpha (EF-1α) sequences. The major morphological differences between K. streckeri and K. consimilis include the shape of wing pattern elements of fore- and hindwings and male and female genitalia. A DNA barcode analysis of the South Korean specimens and K. streckeri originated from Russia showed a maximum sequence divergence of only 0.659% (four bp), whereas the barcoding sequence of K. consimilis sequenced in this study and GenBank-registered sequence (JN678086), both of which originated from Japan showed the minimum sequence divergence of 2.965% (18 bp), indicating that the Korean specimens are, in fact, K. streckeri, instead of wrongly known K. consimilis. Phylogenetic analyses both by Bayesian Inference and maximum likelihood methods well supported the monophyly of South Korean specimens and Russian K. streckeri, excluding K. consimilis. The EF-1α-based sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the two species also supported the data from DNA barcode, indicating distribution of K. streckeri in South Korea, instead of K. consimilis.

본 연구는 온대활엽수림에서 초식곤충의 먹이 활동이 계절 및 고도에 따라 어떻게 변하는 가를 알아보기 위하여 수행되었다. 조사는 지난 3년간(2011~2013) 지리산국립공원의 고도가 다른 세 지역(피아골, 시암재, 노고단)에서 이루어졌다. 조사방법은 각 지역에 서식하는 수종(3종)을 선정하여 4월부터 6월까지 1~2주마다 초식곤충의 식흔 활동을 식흔지수를 이용하여 관찰하였다. 조사 결과 고도가 가장 낮은 피아골(􀎕300 m)에서 가장 먼저 식흔이 나타났고, 중간고도인 시암재(􀎕900 m)에서는 가장 많은 식흔이 조사되었다. 고도가 가장 높은 노고단(􀎕1300 m)에서는 식흔이 가장 늦게 나타났지만 짧은 시간에 급속히 식흔의 총량이 증가하였다. 또한 기존에 발표된 연구를 토대로 한 결과 초식곤충의 활동시기는 조류(곤줄박이)의 첫 산란일과 거의 비슷한 것으로 나타나 식물-곤충-2차 소비자(조류)와 밀접한 관련을 보여준다. 기후 환경이 변함에 따라 초식곤충 활동의 기간이 바뀌게 될 것이며 이러한 먹이사슬의 변동을 감시할 수 있는 지속적인 장기 생태 모니터링이 필요하다.

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, two rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and one major non-coding A+T-rich region, with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera. The 316-bp long A+T-rich region located between srRNA and tRNAMet harbored the conserved sequence blocks that are typically found in lepidopteran insects. Additionally, the A+T-rich region of S. morio contained three characteristic repeat sequences that are rarely found in Lepidoptera: two identical 12-bp repeat, three identical 5-bp long tandem repeat, and six nearly identical 5~6 bp long repeat sequences.

다도해지역인 신안군 임자면 임자도 일대 19개 무인도서에서 나비를 조사하여 총 5과 11속 14종을 확인하였다. 호랑나비과 (Papilionidae) 나비가 5종으로 가장 많았으며, 다음으로는 부전나비과 (Lycaenidae)가 4종, 흰나비과 (Pieridae), 네발나비과 (Nymphalidae)는 2종, 팔랑나비과 (Hesperiidae)는 1종이 나타났다. 본 조사의 우점종은 남방부전나비 (Pseudozizeeria maha), 푸른부전나비 (Celastrina argiolus), 먹부전나비 (Tongeia fischeri), 호랑나비 (Papilio xuthus), 청띠제비나비 (Graphium sarpedon)이며, 이들 중 청띠제비나비는 서남해안 일부지역에서만 서식하여 한반도 내에서 서식 분포가 매우 좁은 종이다. 나비의 분포는 섬의 면적에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으나, 종 공급원과의 거리나 최고 고도와 유의한 관계는 나타나지 않았다. 환경변화에 따른 종의 확산을 알아보기 위하여 이들 지역에 대한 지속적인 생태 모니터링이 필요하다.