최근 국내에 유입된 팔점날개매미충(Ricania speculum)의 발생소장과 발육 단계별 기주식물을 조사하였다. 경기지역에서 팔점날개매미충은 연 1세대 발생하며, 월동 난괴는 6월 상순부터 부화를 시작하였고 7월 중하순부터 우화한 성충은 8월 하순부터 산란하는 것으로 조사되었다. 팔점 날개매미충 기주식물로 38과 70속 74종이 확인되었으며, 발육 단계별로 기주 선호도의 차이를 보였다. 다양한 기주범위는 팔점날개매미충의 생존 력과 확산에 유리하게 작용할 것으로 생각되며, 따라서 대응 전략을 선제적으로 수립할 필요가 있다고 생각된다.

갈색날개매미충(노린재목: 꽃매미상과)은 한반도 침입해충 중 하나이다. 하지만, 그동안 정확한 종 동정이 되지않아, 분류학적으로 또는 농업적으로 혼선을 야기시키는 문제가 발생하였다. 이번 연구에서는 한반도에서 발생된 표본들의 관찰을 통하여 이 종의 학명을 Ricania sublimata로 확인하였다. 또한 한국산 큰날개매미충속에 대한 검색표를 제공한다.

The impotance of the color stimuli in foraging and host-finding by phytophagous insects are determined by various experiments. Since the lantern fly Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) was first reported in Korea in 2006, damages on grapevine are growing annually. It is often observed that nymphs and adults of L. delicatula shift host plants several times during the course of the season. However, information about the dispersal behavior of L. delicatula is scarce. We conducted a series of three experiments to determine possible cues of visual orientation in L. delicatula. In the Light/Dark choice experiment, nymphs had a choice of light and no light conditions in the T-maze. In the color preference experiment, we measured the time spent in one of four colored lights: Yellow, blue, green, and white. In the UV experiment, more than 98% of 3rd and 4th nymphs had a choice of UV (395 - 410 nm) and white light conditions in the T-maze. As a result, 91% individuals in the 1st nymph stage before the first foraging oriented toward the light conditions. And after 7 days, 93% in 1st nymph choose the light arm. But only 63% in 2nd nymph chose the light and light preference was decreased by days. It represents that light response of L. delicatula could change among instars. In the color preference experiment, more than 60% of L. delicatula in 3rd and 4th nymph chose blue light. In the UV experiment, more than 90% of 3rd and 4th nymphs preferred the UV light to the white light. This result is suggested that nymphs are sensitive to light and oriented toward shorter wave light such as blue and green.