Taxonomic review of the genus Nycteola Hübner (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from Korea including potential invasive pests

Yeong-Bin Cha; Un-Hong Heo; Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan; Sora Kim; Yang-Seop Bae

doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e114878

Taxonomic review of the genus Nycteola Hübner (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) from Korea including potential invasive pests

Biodivers Data J. 2023 Dec 29:11:e114878. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114878. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yeong-Bin Cha¹, Un-Hong Heo², Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan³, Sora Kim⁴, Yang-Seop Bae⁵

Affiliations

¹ Lab. of insect Phylogenetics & Evolution, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Lab. of insect Phylogenetics & Evolution Jeonju Republic of Korea.
² 88, Sangam-ro 79-gil, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 88, Sangam-ro 79-gil, Gangdong-gu Seoul Republic of Korea.
³ Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon, Republic of Korea Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors Incheon Republic of Korea.
⁴ Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Jeonbuk National University Jeonju Republic of Korea.
⁵ Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea Incheon National University Incheon Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Background: The genus Nycteola Hübner has been mainly distributed in the Old World and usually feeds on Fagaceae and Salicaceae, but Myrtaceae and Juglandaceae have also been reported. In Korea, the number of this genus has been changed from four to three after 2007, but three or four species are listed confusingly up to now.

New information: The Japanese endemic species Nycteoladufayi Sugi, 1982 are firstly reported for the Continents with its brief biology. Additionally, Korean fauna of nycteolid species are reviewed.

Keywords: Japan; Palearctic region; endemic species; new record; synonym.

Yeong-Bin Cha, Un-Hong Heo, Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan, Sora Kim, Yang-Seop Bae.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R1|1A1A01069466) and Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Convergence Technologies Program for Ed-ucating Creative Global Leader Program (or Project), funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (no.321001-03). Additionally, this work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environ-ment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR202203201).