The clearwing moth, Synanthedon bicingulata (Staudinger, 1887), is a pest that infests various species of cherry trees. However, genetic information regarding the genus Synanthedon including S. bicingulata, is limited. In this study, we sequenced a complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the species. The 16,255 bp of S. bicingulata mitogenome differs from the typical gene arrangement formed in Lepidoptera: trnQ-trnS2-trnM-trnI arrangement between the A+T-rich region and the ND2 junction. Moreover, the genome has untranslated repetitive sequences in the intergenic space between lrRNA and trnV, as well as the CGA start codon in COI and the TTG start codon in ATP8. Similar observations are noted in species belonging to the tribe Synanthedonini within the genus Synanthedon.

This study presents a thorough identification of species of clearwing moths causing damage to street trees in Korea. Identification was carried out using both morphological and molecular studies, and their intra- and interspecific genetic divergence were analysed via molecular data. The outcomes of this research will facilitate detection of the insect pest species, which is frequently misidentified, as well as forecasting their migration routes in Korea for preemptive control studies.

초 록 지금까지 밝혀지지 않은 애기유리나방의 발생소장을 성페로몬트랩을 이용하여 1998년, 2001년, 2002년 3년 동안 김해와 진주의 단감원에서 조사하였다. 김해지역에서는 연 2회의 뚜렷한 발생성기를 보였다. 제1세대는 5월 중순부터 7월 상순까지, 제2세대는 7월 하순부터 9월 하순까지 발생하였는데, 발생최성기는 각각 6월 상순과 8월 상ㆍ중순이었다.