In this study, the damage on the leaves of Liriope spicata (Thunb.) Lour. by a psychid species, Mahasena aurea (Butler), is reported for the first time from Korea. Adult of both sexes and larva were redescribed with illustration of the external characteristics, including the genitalia of male, adults, larvae, pupae and all the available information.

This study was conducted to review the Korean Psychidae. In the present study, a total of 10 species belonging to seven genera were recognized from Korea. Among them, three species, Eumeta tamraensis sp. nov., Proutia unhongae sp. nov., and Psyche yeongwolensis sp. nov. are described as new to sciences. All known species were described with illustrations of external and genital characters including ecological characteristics, distributional ranges, and host plants.

This study was carried out to provide accurate identification of Noctuidae, using the DNA barcode. In total, 2,040 adult specimens of 443 species were collected from 13 forest areas in Korea. In this study, we conducted the correct identification using external morphology and genitalic characters. In addition, we observed and compared the voucher specimens, preserved in the major entomological collections in Korea, including Hannam university Natural History Museum (102 species), Korea Forest Research Institute (8 species) and the National Science Museum (27 species) for correct identification. For extracting DNA sequences of the mitochondrial gene COI, the hind legs were detached and sampled with tweezers, providing about 25 mg of tissue sample. We amplified and sequenced the standard DNA barcode fragment of 648 basepairs. As a result, we have complete DNA barcodes for all 331 species. These results will be presented in Forest Pests Information Data Sheets for Noctuidae, containing DNA Barcode information, external morphology, ecological characteristics and phenology.

Genus Spilonota is a small group of the family Tortricidae, including over 29 described species worldwide (Brown, 2005). Most larvae of the genus feed on various plant families including Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Betulaceae, Salicaceae, and Juglandaceae, with economical importance (Park, 1983, Zhang & Li, 2005). Even though this genus has been relatively well investigated in East Asia: five species from South Korea (Byun et al., 2009); ten species from China (Zhang & Li, 2005); eight species from Russian Far East (Kuznetsov, 2001); thirteen species including four unidentified species from Japan (Kawabe, 1982, Oku, 2003), it has been very poorly studied from North Korea with only two recorded species to date (Razowski, 1999, Byun et al., 2009) The aim of the present study is to clarify the fauna of the genus Spilonota from North Korea, including two new records, based on the material deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary (HNHM). In the present study, the author examined all available material from North Korea. In this study, four species of Spilonota are recognized. Among them, two species, Spilonota lechriaspis Meyrick, 1932 and Spilonota ocellana (Denis et Schiffermüller, 1775), are reported for the first time from North Korea. A key to the species is provided. Photos of adults and the genitalia are provided with brief comments on the distribution.