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.

Location of North Korea
Location of South Korea

Hesperiidae

Lycaenidae

Nymphalidae

Papilionidae

Pieridae

References

  • Paek, Mun-gi and Sin, Yu-hang 2010: Butterflies of the Korean peninsula. Sŏul: Chayŏn kwa Saengt’ae, 430 p.
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