Butterflies and moths of South Korea
178 species of butterflies and moths on file are listed for South Korea.
Which butterflies and moths are listed for South Korea?
Most looked-up first.
T moth
Emmelina monodactyla
Rose plume
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
Yarrow plume
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Hemp Agrimony plume
Adaina microdactyla
Mugwort plume
Hellinsia lienigianus
Grape plume moth
Nippoptilia vitis
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T moth | Emmelina monodactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Rose plume | Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Yarrow plume | Gillmeria pallidactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hemp Agrimony plume | Adaina microdactyla | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Mugwort plume | Hellinsia lienigianus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Grape plume moth | Nippoptilia vitis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Acanthophila hallasana | Acanthophila hallasana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Agnippe albidorsella | Agnippe albidorsella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Agnippe syrictis | Agnippe syrictis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Amblyptilia japonica | Amblyptilia japonica | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Anacampsis anisogramma | Anacampsis anisogramma | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anacampsis lignaria | Anacampsis lignaria | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anacampsis solemnella | Anacampsis solemnella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia asymmetrodes | Anarsia asymmetrodes | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia bimaculata | Anarsia bimaculata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia bipinnata | Anarsia bipinnata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia gajiensis | Anarsia gajiensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia nigricana | Anarsia nigricana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia subnigricana | Anarsia subnigricana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Anarsia ulneongensis | Anarsia ulneongensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Angustialata gemmellaformis | Angustialata gemmellaformis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Aristotelia mesotenebrella | Aristotelia mesotenebrella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Aristotelia nesiotatos | Aristotelia nesiotatos | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Aroga gozmanyi | Aroga gozmanyi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Aroga mesostrepta | Aroga mesostrepta | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Athrips adumbratella | Athrips adumbratella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Aulidiotis phoxopterella | Aulidiotis phoxopterella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Bagdadia claviformis | Bagdadia claviformis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Bagdadia eucalla | Bagdadia eucalla | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Bagdadia gnomia | Bagdadia gnomia | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Bryotropha svenssoni | Bryotropha svenssoni | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia bradleyi | Carpatolechia bradleyi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia daehania | Carpatolechia daehania | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia deogyusanae | Carpatolechia deogyusanae | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia digitilobella | Carpatolechia digitilobella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia flavipunctatella | Carpatolechia flavipunctatella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia longivalvella | Carpatolechia longivalvella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia nephomicta | Carpatolechia nephomicta | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia nigrifasciata | Carpatolechia nigrifasciata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia quercicola | Carpatolechia quercicola | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia soyangae | Carpatolechia soyangae | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Carpatolechia yangyangensis | Carpatolechia yangyangensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Chorivalva bisaccula | Chorivalva bisaccula | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Chorivalva grandialata | Chorivalva grandialata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Chorivalva unisaccula | Chorivalva unisaccula | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Daltopora sinanensis | Daltopora sinanensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Deltophora fuscomaculata | Deltophora fuscomaculata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Deltophora korbi | Deltophora korbi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Deuterocopus albipunctatus | Deuterocopus albipunctatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris anisacuminata | Dichomeris anisacuminata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris atomogypsa | Dichomeris atomogypsa | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris autometra | Dichomeris autometra | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris chinganella | Dichomeris chinganella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris christophi | Dichomeris christophi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris cuneatiella | Dichomeris cuneatiella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris cuspis | Dichomeris cuspis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris harmonias | Dichomeris harmonias | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris horoglypta | Dichomeris horoglypta | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris issikii | Dichomeris issikii | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris japonicella | Dichomeris japonicella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris lespedezae | Dichomeris lespedezae | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris litoxyla | Dichomeris litoxyla | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris lutilinea | Dichomeris lutilinea | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris minutia | Dichomeris minutia | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris mitteri | Dichomeris mitteri | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris oceanis | Dichomeris oceanis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris quercicola | Dichomeris quercicola | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris sparsellus | Dichomeris sparsellus | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris stellata | Dichomeris stellata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Dichomeris tostella | Dichomeris tostella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Empalactis leguminella | Empalactis leguminella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Empalactis mediofasciana | Empalactis mediofasciana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Empalactis neotaphronoma | Empalactis neotaphronoma | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Empalactis unicolorella | Empalactis unicolorella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Encolapta catarina | Encolapta catarina | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Encolapta najuensis | Encolapta najuensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Encolapta subtegulifera | Encolapta subtegulifera | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Encolapta tegulifera | Encolapta tegulifera | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia acerella | Faristenia acerella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia atrimaculata | Faristenia atrimaculata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia furtumella | Faristenia furtumella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia geminisignella | Faristenia geminisignella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia jumbongae | Faristenia jumbongae | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia maritimella | Faristenia maritimella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia omelkoi | Faristenia omelkoi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia quercivora | Faristenia quercivora | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Faristenia ussuriella | Faristenia ussuriella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Fuscoptilia emarginatus | Fuscoptilia emarginatus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Fuscoptilia jarosi | Fuscoptilia jarosi | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Gelechia anomorcta | Gelechia anomorcta | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Helcystogramma fuscomarginatum | Helcystogramma fuscomarginatum | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Helcystogramma haryensis | Helcystogramma haryensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia albidactylus | Hellinsia albidactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia chuncheonensis | Hellinsia chuncheonensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus | Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia distinctus | Hellinsia distinctus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia ishiyamanus | Hellinsia ishiyamanus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia kuwayamai | Hellinsia kuwayamai | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia lacteolus | Hellinsia lacteolus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hellinsia nigridactylus | Hellinsia nigridactylus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Hypatima excellentella | Hypatima excellentella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Hypatima venefica | Hypatima venefica | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Megacraspedus coleophorodes | Megacraspedus coleophorodes | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Mesophleps acutunca | Mesophleps acutunca | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Mesophleps albilinella | Mesophleps albilinella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Mesophleps sublutiana | Mesophleps sublutiana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Metzneria inflammatella | Metzneria inflammatella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Microlechia lycia | Microlechia lycia | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Monochroa cleodora | Monochroa cleodora | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Monochroa cleodoroides | Monochroa cleodoroides | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Monochroa japonica | Monochroa japonica | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Monochroa kumatai | Monochroa kumatai | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Monochroa subcostipunctella | Monochroa subcostipunctella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Neofaculta taigana | Neofaculta taigana | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Nippoptilia cinctipedalis | Nippoptilia cinctipedalis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Nippoptilia distigmata | Nippoptilia distigmata | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Nippoptilia issikii | Nippoptilia issikii | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Nuntia incognitella | Nuntia incognitella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Oidaematophorus iwatensis | Oidaematophorus iwatensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Parachronistis geniculella | Parachronistis geniculella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parachronistis jiriensis | Parachronistis jiriensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parachronistis sellaris | Parachronistis sellaris | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Paraplatyptilia optata | Paraplatyptilia optata | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia albicapitella | Parastenolechia albicapitella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia argobathra | Parastenolechia argobathra | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia asymmetrica | Parastenolechia asymmetrica | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia collucata | Parastenolechia collucata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia issikiella | Parastenolechia issikiella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia superba | Parastenolechia superba | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Parastenolechia suriensis | Parastenolechia suriensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Pexicopia melitolicna | Pexicopia melitolicna | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Photodotis adornata | Photodotis adornata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Photodotis palens | Photodotis palens | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Platyptilia farfarellus | Platyptilia farfarellus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Platyptilia suigensis | Platyptilia suigensis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Polyhymno obliquata | Polyhymno obliquata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Polyhymno pontifera | Polyhymno pontifera | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Polyhymno trapezoidella | Polyhymno trapezoidella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Pselnophorus vilis | Pselnophorus vilis | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella | Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Psoricoptera latignathosa | Psoricoptera latignathosa | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Ptycerata interstratella | Ptycerata interstratella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Pubitelphusa trigonalis | Pubitelphusa trigonalis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Pulchrala chujaensis | Pulchrala chujaensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Recurvaria comprobata | Recurvaria comprobata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Scrobipalpa caryocoloides | Scrobipalpa caryocoloides | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Scrobipalpa lyratumella | Scrobipalpa lyratumella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Scrobipalpa parki | Scrobipalpa parki | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Sitotroga pseudopsacasta | Sitotroga pseudopsacasta | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Sitotroga zhengi | Sitotroga zhengi | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stegasta jejuensis | Stegasta jejuensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stenodacma pyrrhodes | Stenodacma pyrrhodes | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Stenolechia byuni | Stenolechia byuni | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stenolechia insulalis | Stenolechia insulalis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stenolechia kodamai | Stenolechia kodamai | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stenolechia notomochla | Stenolechia notomochla | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Stenoptilia nolckeni | Stenoptilia nolckeni | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes cylindiata | Teleiodes cylindiata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes cyrtocostella | Teleiodes cyrtocostella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes gangwonensis | Teleiodes gangwonensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes juglansivora | Teleiodes juglansivora | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes klaussattleri | Teleiodes klaussattleri | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes linearivalvata | Teleiodes linearivalvata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes murina | Teleiodes murina | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes orientalis | Teleiodes orientalis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes paraluculella | Teleiodes paraluculella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiodes pekunensis | Teleiodes pekunensis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Teleiopsis motleella | Teleiopsis motleella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Tetraschalis mikado | Tetraschalis mikado | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Thiotricha celata | Thiotricha celata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Thiotricha fuscobasis | Thiotricha fuscobasis | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Thiotricha trichoma | Thiotricha trichoma | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Thiotricha tylephora | Thiotricha tylephora | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Tomotilus celebratus | Tomotilus celebratus | Pterophoridae | Not recorded |
| Tornodoxa longiella | Tornodoxa longiella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Tornodoxa tholochorda | Tornodoxa tholochorda | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Trichembola unimaculata | Trichembola unimaculata | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
| Xystophora psammitella | Xystophora psammitella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded |
Method: a species is listed if a Catalogue of Life checklist states that it occurs in South Korea. Many checklists carry no country data, so this is a partial list, not a census of South Korea's wildlife. See the methodology.