Dendrolimus superans(DENDSU)
Distribution details in Korea, Republic
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Absent, unreliable record
The presence of D. superans in South Korea has been questioned by Jeong et al. (2018). Some specimens previously recorded as D. superans were identified as D. sibiricus.
* Cho YH, Kim YJ, Han YG, Cha JY, Jeong JC, Seo JK, Nam SH (2010) A faunistic study of insects on Mt. Juwang National Park. Journal of National Park Research 1(3), 225-254 .
* Jeong JS, Kim MJ, Kim SS, Choi SW, Kim I (2018) DNA data and morphology suggest an occurrence of Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) instead of D. superans Butler, 1877, in South Korea. Entomological Research 48, 108-121.
------- Studies of specimens previously recorded as D. superans from 5 localities in South Korea were identified as D. sibiricus.
* Jeong JS, Kim MJ, Kim SS, Choi SW, Kim I (2018) DNA data and morphology suggest an occurrence of Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) instead of D. superans Butler, 1877, in South Korea. Entomological Research 48, 108-121.
------- Studies of specimens previously recorded as D. superans from 5 localities in South Korea were identified as D. sibiricus.