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Butterflies and moths of South Korea

178 species of butterflies and moths on file are listed for South Korea.

All butterflies and mothsAll animals in South Korea

Which butterflies and moths are listed for South Korea?

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T moth

Emmelina monodactyla

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Rose plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

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Yarrow plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

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Mugwort plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatus
T mothEmmelina monodactylaPterophoridaeNot recorded
Rose plumeCnaemidophorus rhododactylaPterophoridaeNot recorded
Yarrow plumeGillmeria pallidactylaPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hemp Agrimony plumeAdaina microdactylaPterophoridaeNot recorded
Mugwort plumeHellinsia lienigianusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Grape plume mothNippoptilia vitisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Acanthophila hallasanaAcanthophila hallasanaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Agnippe albidorsellaAgnippe albidorsellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Agnippe syrictisAgnippe syrictisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Amblyptilia japonicaAmblyptilia japonicaPterophoridaeNot recorded
Anacampsis anisogrammaAnacampsis anisogrammaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anacampsis lignariaAnacampsis lignariaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anacampsis solemnellaAnacampsis solemnellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia asymmetrodesAnarsia asymmetrodesGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia bimaculataAnarsia bimaculataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia bipinnataAnarsia bipinnataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia gajiensisAnarsia gajiensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia nigricanaAnarsia nigricanaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia subnigricanaAnarsia subnigricanaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Anarsia ulneongensisAnarsia ulneongensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Angustialata gemmellaformisAngustialata gemmellaformisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Aristotelia mesotenebrellaAristotelia mesotenebrellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Aristotelia nesiotatosAristotelia nesiotatosGelechiidaeNot recorded
Aroga gozmanyiAroga gozmanyiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Aroga mesostreptaAroga mesostreptaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Athrips adumbratellaAthrips adumbratellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Aulidiotis phoxopterellaAulidiotis phoxopterellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Bagdadia claviformisBagdadia claviformisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Bagdadia eucallaBagdadia eucallaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Bagdadia gnomiaBagdadia gnomiaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Bryotropha svenssoniBryotropha svenssoniGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia bradleyiCarpatolechia bradleyiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia daehaniaCarpatolechia daehaniaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia deogyusanaeCarpatolechia deogyusanaeGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia digitilobellaCarpatolechia digitilobellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia flavipunctatellaCarpatolechia flavipunctatellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia longivalvellaCarpatolechia longivalvellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia nephomictaCarpatolechia nephomictaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia nigrifasciataCarpatolechia nigrifasciataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia quercicolaCarpatolechia quercicolaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia soyangaeCarpatolechia soyangaeGelechiidaeNot recorded
Carpatolechia yangyangensisCarpatolechia yangyangensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Chorivalva bisacculaChorivalva bisacculaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Chorivalva grandialataChorivalva grandialataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Chorivalva unisacculaChorivalva unisacculaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Daltopora sinanensisDaltopora sinanensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Deltophora fuscomaculataDeltophora fuscomaculataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Deltophora korbiDeltophora korbiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Deuterocopus albipunctatusDeuterocopus albipunctatusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Dichomeris anisacuminataDichomeris anisacuminataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris atomogypsaDichomeris atomogypsaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris autometraDichomeris autometraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris chinganellaDichomeris chinganellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris christophiDichomeris christophiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris cuneatiellaDichomeris cuneatiellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris cuspisDichomeris cuspisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris harmoniasDichomeris harmoniasGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris horoglyptaDichomeris horoglyptaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris issikiiDichomeris issikiiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris japonicellaDichomeris japonicellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris lespedezaeDichomeris lespedezaeGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris litoxylaDichomeris litoxylaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris lutilineaDichomeris lutilineaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris minutiaDichomeris minutiaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris mitteriDichomeris mitteriGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris oceanisDichomeris oceanisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris quercicolaDichomeris quercicolaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris sparsellusDichomeris sparsellusGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris stellataDichomeris stellataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Dichomeris tostellaDichomeris tostellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Empalactis leguminellaEmpalactis leguminellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Empalactis mediofascianaEmpalactis mediofascianaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Empalactis neotaphronomaEmpalactis neotaphronomaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Empalactis unicolorellaEmpalactis unicolorellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Encolapta catarinaEncolapta catarinaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Encolapta najuensisEncolapta najuensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Encolapta subteguliferaEncolapta subteguliferaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Encolapta teguliferaEncolapta teguliferaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia acerellaFaristenia acerellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia atrimaculataFaristenia atrimaculataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia furtumellaFaristenia furtumellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia geminisignellaFaristenia geminisignellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia jumbongaeFaristenia jumbongaeGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia maritimellaFaristenia maritimellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia omelkoiFaristenia omelkoiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia quercivoraFaristenia quercivoraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Faristenia ussuriellaFaristenia ussuriellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Fuscoptilia emarginatusFuscoptilia emarginatusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Fuscoptilia jarosiFuscoptilia jarosiPterophoridaeNot recorded
Gelechia anomorctaGelechia anomorctaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Helcystogramma fuscomarginatumHelcystogramma fuscomarginatumGelechiidaeNot recorded
Helcystogramma haryensisHelcystogramma haryensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Hellinsia albidactylusHellinsia albidactylusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia chuncheonensisHellinsia chuncheonensisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia cyrtoacanthausHellinsia cyrtoacanthausPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia distinctusHellinsia distinctusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia ishiyamanusHellinsia ishiyamanusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia kuwayamaiHellinsia kuwayamaiPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia lacteolusHellinsia lacteolusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hellinsia nigridactylusHellinsia nigridactylusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Hypatima excellentellaHypatima excellentellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Hypatima veneficaHypatima veneficaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Megacraspedus coleophorodesMegacraspedus coleophorodesGelechiidaeNot recorded
Mesophleps acutuncaMesophleps acutuncaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Mesophleps albilinellaMesophleps albilinellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Mesophleps sublutianaMesophleps sublutianaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Metzneria inflammatellaMetzneria inflammatellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Microlechia lyciaMicrolechia lyciaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Monochroa cleodoraMonochroa cleodoraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Monochroa cleodoroidesMonochroa cleodoroidesGelechiidaeNot recorded
Monochroa japonicaMonochroa japonicaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Monochroa kumataiMonochroa kumataiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Monochroa subcostipunctellaMonochroa subcostipunctellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Neofaculta taiganaNeofaculta taiganaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Nippoptilia cinctipedalisNippoptilia cinctipedalisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Nippoptilia distigmataNippoptilia distigmataPterophoridaeNot recorded
Nippoptilia issikiiNippoptilia issikiiPterophoridaeNot recorded
Nuntia incognitellaNuntia incognitellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Oidaematophorus iwatensisOidaematophorus iwatensisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Parachronistis geniculellaParachronistis geniculellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parachronistis jiriensisParachronistis jiriensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parachronistis sellarisParachronistis sellarisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Paraplatyptilia optataParaplatyptilia optataPterophoridaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia albicapitellaParastenolechia albicapitellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia argobathraParastenolechia argobathraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia asymmetricaParastenolechia asymmetricaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia collucataParastenolechia collucataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia issikiellaParastenolechia issikiellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia superbaParastenolechia superbaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Parastenolechia suriensisParastenolechia suriensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Pexicopia melitolicnaPexicopia melitolicnaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Photodotis adornataPhotodotis adornataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Photodotis palensPhotodotis palensGelechiidaeNot recorded
Platyptilia farfarellusPlatyptilia farfarellusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Platyptilia suigensisPlatyptilia suigensisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Polyhymno obliquataPolyhymno obliquataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Polyhymno pontiferaPolyhymno pontiferaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Polyhymno trapezoidellaPolyhymno trapezoidellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Pselnophorus vilisPselnophorus vilisPterophoridaeNot recorded
Pseudotelphusa acrobrunellaPseudotelphusa acrobrunellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Psoricoptera latignathosaPsoricoptera latignathosaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Ptycerata interstratellaPtycerata interstratellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Pubitelphusa trigonalisPubitelphusa trigonalisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Pulchrala chujaensisPulchrala chujaensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Recurvaria comprobataRecurvaria comprobataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Scrobipalpa caryocoloidesScrobipalpa caryocoloidesGelechiidaeNot recorded
Scrobipalpa lyratumellaScrobipalpa lyratumellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Scrobipalpa parkiScrobipalpa parkiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Sitotroga pseudopsacastaSitotroga pseudopsacastaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Sitotroga zhengiSitotroga zhengiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stegasta jejuensisStegasta jejuensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stenodacma pyrrhodesStenodacma pyrrhodesPterophoridaeNot recorded
Stenolechia byuniStenolechia byuniGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stenolechia insulalisStenolechia insulalisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stenolechia kodamaiStenolechia kodamaiGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stenolechia notomochlaStenolechia notomochlaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Stenoptilia nolckeniStenoptilia nolckeniPterophoridaeNot recorded
Teleiodes cylindiataTeleiodes cylindiataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes cyrtocostellaTeleiodes cyrtocostellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes gangwonensisTeleiodes gangwonensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes juglansivoraTeleiodes juglansivoraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes klaussattleriTeleiodes klaussattleriGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes linearivalvataTeleiodes linearivalvataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes murinaTeleiodes murinaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes orientalisTeleiodes orientalisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes paraluculellaTeleiodes paraluculellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiodes pekunensisTeleiodes pekunensisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Teleiopsis motleellaTeleiopsis motleellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Tetraschalis mikadoTetraschalis mikadoPterophoridaeNot recorded
Thiotricha celataThiotricha celataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Thiotricha fuscobasisThiotricha fuscobasisGelechiidaeNot recorded
Thiotricha trichomaThiotricha trichomaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Thiotricha tylephoraThiotricha tylephoraGelechiidaeNot recorded
Tomotilus celebratusTomotilus celebratusPterophoridaeNot recorded
Tornodoxa longiellaTornodoxa longiellaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Tornodoxa tholochordaTornodoxa tholochordaGelechiidaeNot recorded
Trichembola unimaculataTrichembola unimaculataGelechiidaeNot recorded
Xystophora psammitellaXystophora psammitellaGelechiidaeNot 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.