Hellinsia albidactylus ( Yano 1963 )

Kim, Sora, Byun, Bong-Kyu, Park, Kyu-Tek & Lee, Seunghwan, 2010, Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species, Journal of Natural History 44 (23 - 24), pp. 1377-1399 : 1384-1385

Hellinsia albidactylus ( Yano 1963)

( Figures 1G,H ; 4E,F ; 5C )

Oidaematophorus albidactylus Yano 1963: 176 . TL: Japan.

Wingspan 18 mm.

Diagnosis

This species is similar in genitalia to H. lienigianus (Zeller) , but it is differentiated by whitish dark brown colour and dot on veins R3, R5 and M3, same length between a spine and basal part in left valve in male genitalia.

Material examined

One female, Mt Myungji, Gapyeong, GG, 5 July 1991, K.T. Park , gen. prep. no. – CIS 5544 ; one male, Paju , Bugok-ri, GG, 21 May 1992, B.K. Byun, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8049 ; two males, Mt Godae , Yeoncheon-gun, GG, 27 May 2000, Bae, Lee, Oh and Lee, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8028 (male) ; one female, Mt Soyo , Dongducheon, GG, 28 May 2000, Bae et al., gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8027 ; one male, Mt Chunryung , Namyangju, GG, 25 July 2007, S. R . Kim , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8047 ; one male, Hoengsung , GW, 29 June 1984, K. T . Park ; one female, Chuncheon , GW, 22 May 1985, K. T . Park ; one female, same locality, 10 June 1985, K. T . Park ; one male, same locality, 17 May 1995, H.K. Lee and M.S. Go ; one female, same locality, 21 May 1999, JC Sohn ; one female, Hongcheon , GW, 22 April 1991, K. T . Park ; one female, Yangyang , GW, 3 May 1991, K. T . Park , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8038 ; one male, Whajinpo , Goseong, GW, 10 May 1994, B.K. Byun, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8013 ; one male, Chuncheon , Bongmyong-ri, GW, 4 June 1998, S.M. Lee, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8016 ; one female, Mt Bangtae , Injae-gun, GW, 6 June 2000, B.K. Byun and W.I. Bae, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8057 ; one male, Mt Seolak , Temp. Baekdam, Injae-gun, GW, 28 June 2002, Bae, Kim, Oh and Lee, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8025 ; two males, Mt Chilgab , Cheongyang-gun, CB , 12 July 2000, K. T . Park , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8022 ; two males, two females, Mt Daedun , Wanju-gun, JB, 13 May 2000, Bae et al., gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8024 (male) ; three females, Mt Baekwoon, JN, 3 May 1998, Bae, Lee and Ahn; one female, Mokseokweon , JJ, 30 May 1992, K. T . Park .

Distribution

Korea, Japan, China and Russia.

Host plant

Asteraceae spp. ( Gielis 2003).

Figures

Figure 1. Adaina microdactyla, adult (A) and wing pattern (B); Emmelina argoteles, adult (C) and wing pattern (D); Emmelina monodactyla, adult (E) and wing pattern (F); Hellinsia albidactylus, adult (G) and wing pattern (H); Hellinsia chuncheonensis sp. nov., adult (I) and wing pattern (J).

Figure 4. Emmelina argoteles, male genitalia (A) and aedeagus (B); Emmelina monodactyla, male genitalia (C) and aedeagus (D); Hellinsia albidactylus, male genitalia (E) and aedeagus (F); Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus sp. nov., male genitalia (G) and aedeagus (H); Hellinsia distinctus, male genitalia (I) and aedeagus (J); Hellinsia ishiyamanus, male genitalia (K) and aedeagus (L); Hellinsia kuwayamai, male genitalia (M) and aedeagus (N); Hellinsia lienigianus, male genitalia (O) and aedeagus (P); Hellinsia nigridactylus, male genitalia (Q) and aedeagus (R); Oidaematophorus iwatensis, male genitalia (S) and aedeagus (T); Pselnophorus vilis, male genitalia (U) and aedeagus (V).

Figure 5. Adaina microdactyla, female genitalia (A); Emmelina argoteles, female genitalia (B); Hellinsia albidactylus, female genitalia (C); Hellinsia chuncheonensis sp. nov., female genitalia (D) and part of female genitalia (E); Hellinsia distinctus, female genitalia (F); Hellinsia ishiyamanus, female genitalia (G); Hellinsia kuwayamai, female genitalia (H) and part of female genitalia (I); Hellinsia lienigianus, female genitalia (J) and part of female genitalia (K); Oidaematophorus iwatensis, female genitalia (L); Pselnophorus vilis, female genitalia (M).