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Issue: Vol. 5821 No. 4: 3 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5821.4.9
Page range: 571-580
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A new species of Dudusa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from the Oriental Region with an annotated checklist of the genus

Forest Biodiversity Research Division; Korea National Arboretum; Pocheon; Republic of Korea.
Laboratory of Insect Phylogenetics and Evolution; Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry; Jeonbuk National University; Jeonju 54896; South Korea.
Laboratory of Insect Phylogenetics and Evolution; Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry; Jeonbuk National University; Jeonju 54896; South Korea.
Laboratory of Insect Phylogenetics and Evolution; Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry; Jeonbuk National University; Jeonju 54896; South Korea.; Department of Agricultural Convergence Technology; Jeonbuk National University; Jeonju; Republic of Korea.
Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Dudusinae Dudusa species-group taxonomy Oriental Region

Abstract

The present paper describes a new species of Dudusa Walker, 1865, D. levis Cha & Kim sp. nov. and provides an annotated checklist of the genus. Figures of adults and genitalia of the examined species are provided.

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How to Cite

Cha, Y.-B., Han, H., Ra, D.-K. & Kim, S. (2026) A new species of Dudusa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from the Oriental Region with an annotated checklist of the genus. Zootaxa, 5821 (4), 571–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.4.9