Psychoides gosari
# Psychoides gosari

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.

## Nomenclature

The specific name is derived from gosari, the Korean name for its host plants.

## 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.

