Lepidopterous Insects Composition in Jindo Island, Korea in Summer

Abstract

Jindo Island is the third largest island and located in province of Jeollanam-do in South Korea. The island is the principle island among the cluster of 230 islets in the south western part of the Korean peninsula. The island has many park reserves like the Dadohae National Marine Park, historical relics and sites. According to the weather data from Haenam meteorological station closest to the investigation, the average temperature for the year is 14.4°C, and the mean annual precipitation is 1,360.2 mm (average last 30 years, National Weather Service) (Korea Meteorological Administration, 2013). National Institute of Enviromental Research (2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2012d, 2012e, 2012f) studies on the insect fauna on Jindo Island reported 671 species belonging to 108 families of 12 Orders and identified 412 species of 28 families in lepidopterous insects. Also Sohn et al. (2005) are reported a total of 573 lepidopterous species belonging to 37 families. The objective of the present study was to clarify insect fauna from Jindo Island. The results of this study might offer distinctive information for biodiversity conservation and management of coastal islands in Korea. We focused on lepidopterous insect fauna to provide basic information for future research studies to investigate the causes of diverse changes in the ecosystem of Jindo Island.