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Psychoides gosari
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Nomenclature
The specific name is derived from gosari, the Korean name for its host plants.[1]
Ecology
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]
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References
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