Two new species of the genus Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 1970 (Lepidoptera, Glyphipterigidae) from Korea

By

Jeong, June-Hyeok
Heo, Un-Hong
Lee, Ji-Young
Oh, Jae-In
Song, Young-Gwang
Kim, Sang-Yoon
Park, Yonghwan
Byun, Bong-Kyu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-9-11

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Acrolepiopsis , DNA barcode , Glyphipterigidae , Lepidoptera , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e163874

 

Abstract

The family Glyphipterigidae comprises small-sized moths with a wingspan ranging from 8 to 14 mm. This family is mainly distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions. In Korea, five species of the genus Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 1970 have been recorded. However, species-level identification within this genus is often challenging due to high morphological similarity amongst species. <br> In this study, two new species of the genus Acrolepiopsis, A. quinquelobatae sp. nov. and A. koreana sp. nov., are described from Korea. Species delimitation is supported by COI gene analysis and morphological characteristics of genitalia, both of which reveal clear genetic divergence from other Acrolepiopsis species previously recorded in Korea. Photographs of adults and genitalia, along with information on host plants, are also provided.