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Life Around Us: The Cabbage White Butterfly
The cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) is an insect belonging to the white butterfly family (Pieridae) within the order Lepidoptera, featuring a medium-sized wingspan of 45 to 60 mm. Female wings are a bright milky white tinged with yellow. The fore-margins of the wings are dark gray, typically
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Life Around Us: Indian Wax Scale
The Indian wax scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) is a highly polyphagous pest that feeds on a wide range of hosts, damaging over 60 species of fruit trees and landscaping plants. Its targets include citrus fruits (Citrus spp.), Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica), tea plant (Camellia sinensis), persim
Geol Yu07-06 12:04 -
Life Around Us: Squash Bug (Pumpkin Bug)
The squash bug (Acanthocoris sordidus) is an insect of the leaf-footed bug family (Coreidae) in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). It mainly occurs on nightshade-family (Solanaceae) crops—chili pepper, Chinese lantern (kkwari), tomato, paprika, bell pepper, goji berry, and potato—and on morning-glory-
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Life Around Us: Oriental tussock moth
The swan moth (Euproctis subflava) is an insect belonging to the family Erebidae (tussock moths), characterized by its small body covered entirely in vibrant yellow hairs. Adults emerge from their pupae between June and August. Because they are highly attracted to artificial lights, they frequently
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Life Around Us: Mustard Sawfly
The mustard sawfly (Athalia proxima) is a small sawfly species measuring about 5 to 7.5 mm in body length. Its head, antennae, tibiae, and tarsi are black; its thorax, notum, and femora are orange; and its abdomen is yellow. The forewings are an opaque gray, appearing black when folded over each oth
Geol Yu05-18 11:39 -
Variable Plant Bug
Variable Plant Bug▶Order/Family: Hemiptera (True Bugs) / Miridae (Plant Bugs)▶Scientific Name: Adelphocoris suturalis (Jakovlev)▶Size: Body length 7.5–9 mm▶Host Plants: Various crops and weeds, including mugwort, barley, edible amaranth, and soybeans.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and o
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Common Apple Leafroller Moth
Order: LepidopteraFamily: Tortricidae▶ Scientific Name: Hoshinoa longicellana (Walsingham)▶ English Name: Common apple leafroller moth▶ Size: Wingspan of 19–24 mm for males; 23–34 mm for females▶ Host Plants: Fruit trees such as apple and pear▶ Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Ussuri, Amur, etc.As
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Oak-leaf Aphid (Greenidea nipponica)
Oak-Leaf AphidOrder: HemipteraFamily: Greenideidae▶Scientific Name: Greenidea nipponica Suenaga▶Size: Body length of winged adults approx. 4mm; wingless adults 3–3.5mm▶Host Plants: Chestnut trees, sawleaf oak, oriental white oak, daimyo oak, etc.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, etc.The winged adults (al
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Peach Fruit Moth
Peach Fruit MothOrder: Lepidoptera, Family: Carposinidae▶Scientific Name: Carposina sasakii Matsumura▶Size: Adult body length 7–8 mm, Larva 12–15 mm▶Hosts: Apple, peach, plum, Chinese quince, jujube, etc.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, etc.The adult body length is 7–8 mm, and the forewings are g
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Rose Bristle Aphid
Rose Bristle AphidOrder: Hemiptera Family: Aphididae▶ Scientific name: Sitobion ibarae (Matsumura)▶ Body length: alate adult about 3.1 mm, apterous adult about 3.4 mm▶ Host plants: roses, wild roses, and other plants in the rose family (Rosaceae)▶ Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast
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Chestnut Apid
Chestnut AphidOrder: Hemiptera Family: Drepanosiphidae▶Scientific name: Myzocallis kuricola (Matsumura)▶English name: chestnut aphid▶Body length: 2–2.4 mm▶Host plants: chestnut (Castanea crenata), Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima), sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima), and related species▶Distribution:
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Wolfberry Leaf-miner Moth (Ilseopsis parki Povolny)
Wolfberry Leaf-miner MothOrder: LepidopteraFamily: Gelechiidae▶Scientific name: Ilseopsis parki Povolny▶Body length: adult 7-9 mm▶Host plant: wolfberry (Lycium chinense)▶Distribution: Korea, ChinaThe adult moth is yellowish brown with two dark transverse bands across the middle of the forewings. The
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Plum Tortrix Moth
Plum tortrix moth Order: LepidopteraFamily: Tortiicidae▶Scientific name: Rhopobota naevana Hubner▶Common name: Plum tortrix moth (also known as the black-headed budworm)▶Wingspan: 12-15mm (adult)▶Host plants: .), apple (Malus spp.), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), photinia (Photinia spp.), and related tr
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Mulberry Thrips
Mulberry ThripsOrder: ThysanopteraFamily: Thripidae▶Scientific name: Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa)▶English name: Mulberry thrips▶Size: Body length around 1.6mm▶Host plants: Mulberry, Fig▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, Australia, Africa, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, etc.It typically has 7 generat
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Japanese Persimmon Thrips (Ponticulothrips diospyrosi Haga et Okajima)
Japanese Persimmon Thrips (Ponticulothrips diospyrosi Haga et Okajima)Order: ThysanopteraFamily: Thripidae▶Scientific name: Ponticulothrips diospyrosi Haga et Okajima▶Common name: None has been officially designated.▶Body length: Adult around 2.2mm, and nymph around 1.8mm▶Host plants: Persimmon (Dio
Deogkee Park2025-11-17 -
Southern Beet Webworm Moth
Southern Beet Webworm MothOrder: LepidopteraFamily: Crambidae▶Scientific name: Hymenia recurvalis (Fabricius)▶Common name: Southern beet webworm moth▶Body length: Adult ~ 5mm; wingspan 20-24mm▶Host plants: Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), various leafy vegetables, and ornamental crops▶Distribution: K
Deogkee Park2025-11-05 -
Arrowhead scale
Arrowhead ScaleOrder: HemipteraFamily: Diaspididae▶Scientific name: Unaspis yanonensis (kuwana)▶Common name: Arrowhead scale▶Size: 2.5 ~ 3.5mm▶Host plants: Citrus species such as tangerine, trifoliate orange, yuzu, and other related plants▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and neighboring r
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Cottony Cushion Scale
Cottony Cushion ScaleOrder: HemipteraFamily: Monophlebidae▶Scientific name: Icerya purchasi Maskell▶Common name: Cottony cushion scale▶Size: body length 4- 6 mm▶Host plants: citrus, apple, pear, persimmon, fig, pittosporum, oleander, camellia, and many others.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Taiw
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Yellow Peach Moth
Yellow Peach Moth Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae▶Scientific name: Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée)▶Size: Adult body length about 15 mm; larva about 25 mm▶Host plants: Chestnut, apple, pear, peach, quince, pomegranate, and many others▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, India, etc.The a
Deogkee Park2025-10-15 -
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halymorpha halys, Stål)Family: Pentatomidae (Stink bugs)Order: Hemiptera▶Scientific name: Halyomorpha halys (Stål)▶Size: Body length 14-18mm▶Hosts: Apple, soybean, jujube, rice, chili pepper, citrus, and many other plants ▶Distribution: Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, North
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