First record of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, with a new species

The present study records Morophaga formosana Robinson, 1986 and describes M. hahajimana sp. nov. from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan. This is the first record of this genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (Tineidae) from the Oceanian region. Photographs of adult specimens, wing veins, genitalia, a...

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Main Authors: Jinhyeong Park, Sadahisa Yagi, Toshiya Hirowatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
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Online Access:https://nl.pensoft.net/article/143817/download/pdf/
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Summary:The present study records Morophaga formosana Robinson, 1986 and describes M. hahajimana sp. nov. from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan. This is the first record of this genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (Tineidae) from the Oceanian region. Photographs of adult specimens, wing veins, genitalia, and larval biology are presented. We have constructed a preliminary phylogenetic tree based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI-5P) DNA barcode sequences, including those of some Scardiinae species.
ISSN:2367-5365