Psychoides gosari is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Seok Kim and Yang-Seop Bae in 2007 from pupae collected from Mount Hwaya in Gyeonggi Province. It is endemic to South Korea.
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| Species: | P. gosari
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| Psychoides gosari Kim & Bae, 2007
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Nomenclature edit
The specific name is derived from gosari, the Korean name for its host plants.[1]
Ecology edit
The moth is found in fern communities, within forested areas in mountain passes. The larvae feed on the sporangia or fronds of the following species,
- Athyrium yokoscense
- Dryopteris bissetiana
- Dryopteris chinensis
- Dryopteris crassirhizoma
- Dryopteris saxifraga
Pupae were collected from the lower surface of a frond of Dryopteris in Mount Hwaya, Gyeonggi Provence, emerging as adults in a laboratory.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Kim, Seok; Bae, Yang-Seop (2007). "A New Species of Psychoides Bruand (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Teichobiinae) from Korea, with Some Biological Information". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 10 (1): 21–6.
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