지난 수년동안 북한지역에서의 곤충조사를 통하여 백두산, 묘향산, 용악산, 박연산, 금강산등 주요 5개 지역에 대해 지역별 식물분포와 나비목곤충의 생물지리학적 분포관계를 분석함과 동시에 51종의 한반도 미기록종을 보고한다.

For a synecological and the biogeographical outlines of the North Korean Lepidoptera, the structure of Lepidoptera communities was investigated in 5 main plant formations of lowland and montane zones. Of these, 51 species are recorded new for Korean fauna. The montane larch-spruce taiga in Mt. Paektu-san and the lowland Sasamorpha-oak forest in Mt. Kumgang-san seem to be the most characteristic and unique in Korean peninsula.

• Josef JAROS(Institute of Entolology, Czech Academy of Sciences)