List of butterflies of the Korean Peninsula

This is a list of butterflies of the Korean Peninsula, consisting of North Korea and South Korea. About 280 species are known from the Korean Peninsula. The butterflies (mostly diurnal) and moths (mostly nocturnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Hesperiidae

• Aeromachus inachus <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Bibasis aquilina <small>(Speyer, 1879)</small>
• Bibasis striata <small>(Hewitson, [1867])</small>
• Carterocephalus argyrostigma <small>Eversmann, 1851</small>
• Carterocephalus dieckmanni <small>Graeser, 1888</small>
• Carterocephalus palaemon <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Carterocephalus silvicola <small>(Meigen, 1829)</small>
• Choaspes benjaminii <small>(Guerin-Meneville, 1843)</small>
• Daimio tethys <small>(Menetries, 1857)</small>
• Erynnis montanus <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Erynnis popoviana <small>Nordmann, 1851</small>
• Hesperia florinda <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
• Heteropterus morpheus <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Isoteinon lamprospilus <small>C. & R. Felder, </small>
• Leptalina unicolor <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Lobocla bifasciatus <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Muschampia gigas <small>(Bremer, 1864)</small>
• Ochlodes ochracea <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Ochlodes subhyalina <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Ochlodes sylvanus <small>(Esper, 1777)</small>
• Ochlodes venata <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Parnara guttatus <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Pelopidas jansonis <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
• Pelopidas mathias <small>(Fabricius, 1798)</small>
• Pelopidas sinensis <small>(Mabille, 1877)</small>
• Polytremis pellucida <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Polytremis zina <small>(Evans, 1932)</small>
• Potanthus flava <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Pyrgus alveus <small>(Hübner, 1802)</small>
• Pyrgus maculatus <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Pyrgus malvae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Pyrgus speyeri <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Satarupa nymphalis <small>(Speyer, 1879)</small>
• Spialia orbifer <small>(Hübner, 1823)</small>
• Thymelicus leonina <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
• Thymelicus lineola <small>(Ochsenheimer, 1808)</small>
• Thymelicus sylvatica <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>

Lycaenidae

• Agriades optilete <small>(Knoch, 1781)</small>
• Ahlbergia ferrea <small>(Butler, 1866)</small>
• Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi <small>(Lederer, 1855)</small>
• Antigius attilia <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Antigius butleri <small>(Fenton, 1881)</small>
• Araragi enthea <small>(Janson, 1877)</small>
• Arhopala bazalus <small>(Hewitson, 1862)</small>
• Arhopala japonica <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Aricia artaxerxes <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
• Aricia chinensis <small>(Murray, 1874)</small>
• Artopoetes pryeri <small>(Murray, 1873)</small>
• Celastrina argiolus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Celastrina filipjevi <small>(Riley, 1934)</small>
• Celastrina oreas <small>(Leech, 1893)</small>
• Celastrina sugitanii <small>(Matsumura, 1919)</small>
• Chrysozephyrus brillantinus <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Cigaritis takanonis <small>(Matsumura, 1906)</small>
• Coreana raphaelis <small>(Oberthur, 1881)</small>
• Cupido argiades <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Cupido minimus <small>(Fuessly, 1775)</small>
• Curetis acuta <small>Moore, 1877</small>
• Cyaniris semiargus <small>(Rottemburg, 1775)</small>
• Eumedonia eumedon <small>(Esper, 1780)</small>
• Favonius cognatus <small>(Staudinger, 1892)</small>
• Favonius koreanus <small>Kim, 2006</small>
• Favonius korshunovi <small>(Dubatolov & Sergeev, 1982)</small>
• Favonius orientalis <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Favonius saphirinus <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Favonius taxila <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Favonius ultramarinus <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Favonius yuasai <small>Shirozu, 1948</small>
• Glaucopsyche lycormas <small>(Butler, 1866)</small>
• Jamides bochus <small>(Stoll, 1782)</small>
• Japonica lutea <small>(Hewitson, 1865)</small>
• Japonica saepestriata <small>(Hewitson, 1865)</small>
• Lampides boeticus <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
• Luthrodes pandava <small>(Horsfield, 1829)</small>
• Lycaena dispar <small>(Haworth, 1803)</small>
• Lycaena helle <small>(Schiffermuller, 1775)</small>
• Lycaena hippothoe <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
• Lycaena phlaeas <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
• Lycaena virgaureae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Neozephyrus japonicus <small>(Murray, 1875)</small>
• Niphanda fusca <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Phengaris alcon <small>(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1776)</small>
• Phengaris arionides <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Phengaris cyanecula <small>(Eversmann, 1848)</small>
• Phengaris kurentzovi <small>(Sibatani, Saigusa & Hirowatari, 1994)</small>
• Phengaris teleius <small>(Bergstrasser, 1779)</small>
• Plebejus argus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Plebejus argyrognomon <small>(Bergstrasser, 1779)</small>
• Plebejus subsolanus <small>(Eversmann, 1851)</small>
• Polyommatus amandus <small>(Schneider, 1792)</small>
• Polyommatus icarus <small>(Rottemburg, 1775)</small>
• Polyommatus tsvetaevi <small>Kurentzov, 1970</small>
• Protantigius superans <small>(Oberthur, 1913)</small>
• Pseudozizeeria maha <small>(Kollar, 1848)</small>
• Rapala arata <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Rapala caerulea <small>(Bremer & Grey, [1851])</small>
• Satyrium eximius <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Satyrium herzi <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Satyrium latior <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Satyrium pruni <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Satyrium prunoides <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Satyrium w-album <small>(Knoch, 1782)</small>
• Scolitantides orion <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Shirozua jonasi <small>(Janson, 1877)</small>
• Sinia divina <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Taraka hamada <small>(Druce, 1875)</small>
• Thecla betulae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Thecla betulina <small>Staudinger, 1887</small>
• Thermozephyrus ataxus <small>(Westwood, [1851])</small>
• Tongeia fischeri <small>(Eversmann, 1843)</small>
• Udara albocaerulea <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
• Udara dilectus <small>(Moore, 1879)</small>
• Ussuriana michaelis <small>(Oberthur, 1881)</small>
• Wagimo signata <small>(Butler, 1881)</small>
• Zizina otis <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>

Nymphalidae

• Aglais io <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Aglais urticae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Aldania deliquata <small>(Stichel, 1908)</small>
• Aldania raddei <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Aldania themis <small>(Leech, 1890)</small>
• Aldania thisbe <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Apatura ilia <small>(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)</small>
• Apatura iris <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Apatura metis <small>Freyer, 1829</small>
• Aphantopus hyperantus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Araschnia burejana <small>Bremer, 1861</small>
• Araschnia levana <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Argynnis anadyomene <small>C. & R. Felder, 1862</small>
• Argynnis childreni <small>Gray, 1831</small>
• Argynnis hyperbius <small>(Linnaeus, 1763)</small>
• Argynnis laodice <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Argynnis paphia <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Argynnis ruslana <small>Motschulsky, 1866</small>
• Argynnis sagana <small>Doubleday, [1847]</small>
• Argynnis zenobia <small>Leech, 1890</small>
• Boloria angarensis <small>(Erschoff, 1870)</small>
• Boloria euphrosyne <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Boloria oscarus <small>(Eversmann, 1844)</small>
• Boloria perryi <small>(Butler, 1882)</small>
• Boloria selene <small>(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)</small>
• Boloria selenis <small>(Eversmann, 1837)</small>
• Boloria thore <small>(Hübner, [1803-1804])</small>
• Boloria titania <small>(Esper, 1790)</small>
• Brenthis daphne <small>(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)</small>
• Brenthis ino <small>(Rottemburg, 1775)</small>
• Chalinga pratti <small>(Leech, 1890)</small>
• Chitoria ulupi <small>(Doherty, 1889)</small>
• Coenonympha amaryllis <small>(Stoll, 1782)</small>
• Coenonympha glycerion <small>(Borkhausen, 1788)</small>
• Coenonympha hero <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
• Coenonympha oedippus <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>
• Cyrestis thyodamas <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
• Danaus chrysippus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Danaus genutia <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small>
• Dichorragia nesimachus <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
• Dilipa fenestra <small>(Leech, 1891)</small>
• Erebia cyclopius <small>(Eversmann, 1844)</small>
• Erebia edda <small>Menetries, 1854</small>
• Erebia embla <small>(Thunberg, 1791)</small>
• Erebia kozhantshikovi <small>Sheljuzhko, 1925</small>
• Erebia ligea <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Erebia neriene <small>(Bober, 1809)</small>
• Erebia radians <small>Staudinger, 1886</small>
• Erebia rossii <small>Curtis, 1835</small>
• Erebia theano <small>(Tauscher, 1809)</small>
• Erebia wanga <small>Bremer, 1864</small>
• Fabriciana nerippe <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1862)</small>
• Fabriciana niobe <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Fabriciana vorax <small>(Butler, 1871)</small>
• Euphydryas ichnea <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
• Euphydryas sibirica <small>(Staudinger, 1861)</small>
• Hestina assimilis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Hestina japonica <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1862)</small>
• Hipparchia autonoe <small>(Esper, 1783)</small>
• Hypolimnas bolina <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Hypolimnas misippus <small>Linnaeus, 1764</small>
• Junonia almana <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Junonia orithya <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Kirinia epaminondas <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
• Kirinia epimenides <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Lethe diana <small>(Butler, 1866)</small>
• Lethe marginalis <small>(Motschulsky, 1860)</small>
• Libythea celtis <small>(Laicharting, 1782)</small>
• Limenitis amphyssa <small>Menetries, 1859</small>
• Limenitis camilla <small>(Linnaeus, 1764)</small>
• Limenitis doerriesi <small>Staudinger, 1892</small>
• Limenitis helmanni <small>Lederer, 1853</small>
• Limenitis homeyeri <small>Tancre, 1881</small>
• Limenitis moltrechti <small>Kardakov, 1928</small>
• Limenitis populi <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Limenitis sydyi <small>Lederer, 1853</small>
• Lopinga achine <small>(Scopoli, 1763)</small>
• Lopinga deidamia <small>(Eversmann, 1851)</small>
• Melanargia epimede <small>Staudinger, 1887</small>
• Melanargia halimede <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Melanitis leda <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Melanitis phedima <small>(Cramer, [1780])</small>
• Melitaea ambigua <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Melitaea arcesia <small>Bremer, 1861</small>
• Melitaea britomartis <small>Assmann, 1847</small>
• Melitaea diamina <small>(Lang, 1789)</small>
• Melitaea didymoides <small>Eversmann, 1847</small>
• Melitaea plotina <small>Bremer, 1861</small>
• Melitaea protomedia <small>Menetries, 1859</small>
• Melitaea scotosia <small>Butler, 1878</small>
• Melitaea sutschana <small>Staudinger, 1892</small>
• Mimathyma nycteis <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Mimathyma schrenckii <small>(Menetries, 1859)</small>
• Minois dryas <small>(Scopoli, 1763)</small>
• Mycalesis francisca <small>(Stoll, [1780])</small>
• Mycalesis gotama <small>Moore, 1857</small>
• Neptis alwina <small>Bremer & Grey, 1853</small>
• Neptis andetria <small>Fruhstofer, 1913</small>
• Neptis philyra <small>Menetries, 1859</small>
• Neptis philyroides <small>Staudinger, 1887</small>
• Neptis pryeri <small>Butler, 1871</small>
• Neptis rivularis <small>(Scopoli, 1763)</small>
• Neptis sappho <small>Pallas, 1771</small>
• Neptis speyeri <small>Staudinger, 1887</small>
• Ninguta schrenckii <small>(Menetries, 1858)</small>
• Nymphalis antiopa <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Nymphalis canace <small>(Linnaeus, 1763)</small>
• Nymphalis l-album <small>(Esper, 1785)</small>
• Nymphalis xanthomelas <small>(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)</small>
• Oeneis jutta <small>(Hübner, 1806)</small>
• Oeneis magna <small>Graeser, 1888</small>
• Oeneis mongolica <small>(Oberthur, 1876)</small>
• Oeneis urda <small>(Eversmann, 1847)</small>
• Parantica melaneus <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
• Parantica sita <small>(Kollar, 1844)</small>
• Polygonia c-album <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Polygonia c-aureum <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Sasakia charonda <small>(Hewitson, 1862)</small>
• Sephisa princeps <small>(Fixsen, 1887)</small>
• Speyeria aglaja <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Triphysa albovenosa <small>Erschoff, 1885</small>
• Vanessa cardui <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Vanessa indica <small>(Herbst, 1794)</small>
• Ypthima baldus <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
• Ypthima motschulskyi <small>(Bremer & Grey, 1853)</small>
• Ypthima multistriata <small>Butler, 1883</small>

Papilionidae

• Atrophaneura alcinous <small>(Klug, 1836)</small>
• Graphium sarpedon <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Luehdorfia puziloi <small>(Erschoff, 1872)</small>
• Papilio bianor <small>Cramer, 1777</small>
• Papilio helenus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Papilio maackii <small>Menetries, 1859</small>
• Papilio machaon <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Papilio macilentus <small>Janson, 1877</small>
• Papilio memnon <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Papilio protenor <small>Cramer, [1775]</small>
• Papilio xuthus <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
• Parnassius bremeri <small>Bremer, 1864</small>
• Parnassius eversmanni <small>Menetries, 1849</small>
• Parnassius nomion <small>Fischer de Waldheim, 1823</small>
• Parnassius stubbendorfii <small>Menetries, 1849</small>
• Sericinus montela <small>Gray, 1852</small>

Pieridae

• Anthocharis scolymus <small>Butler, 1866</small>
• Aporia crataegi <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Aporia hippia <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
• Catopsilia pomona <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
• Colias erate <small>(Esper, 1805)</small>
• Colias fieldii <small>Menetries, 1855</small>
• Colias heos <small>(Herbst, 1792)</small>
• Colias palaeno <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
• Colias tyche <small>Bober, 1812</small>
• Eurema brigitta <small>(Stoll, [1780])</small>
• Eurema hecabe <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Eurema laeta <small>(Boisduval, 1836)</small>
• Gonepteryx mahaguru <small>Gistel, 1857</small>
• Gonepteryx maxima <small>Butler, 1885</small>
• Leptidea amurensis <small>Menetries, 1859</small>
• Leptidea morsei <small>Fenton, 1881</small>
• Pieris canidia <small>(Linnaeus, 1768)</small>
• Pieris dulcinea <small>Butler, 1882</small>
• Pieris melete <small>Menetries, 1857</small>
• Pieris rapae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Pontia chloridice <small>(Hübner, 1803-1818)</small>
• Pontia edusa <small>(Fabricius, 1777)</small>

References

• and 2010: Butterflies of the Korean peninsula. Sŏul: Chayŏn kwa Saengt’ae, 430 p.