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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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 Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...

) together make up the

taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

order

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

Hesperiidae

*'' Aeromachus inachus'' (Menetries, 1859) *''

Bibasis aquilina ''Bibasis aquilina'' is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Hesperiidae and the subfamily Coeliadinae. It is found in China, Amur and Japan. The larva feeds on ''Kalopanax septemlobus''. Subspecies *''B. a. aquilina'' *''B. a. chrysaeglia' ...

'' (Speyer, 1879) *''

Bibasis striata ''Bibasis'', the awlets, are a genus of skipper butterflies. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) state that ''Bibasis'' contains just three diurnal species (''B. aquilina'', ''B. iluska'', ''B. sena'') ...

'' (Hewitson,

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*'' Carterocephalus argyrostigma'' Eversmann, 1851 *'' Carterocephalus dieckmanni'' Graeser, 1888 *'' Carterocephalus palaemon'' (Pallas, 1771) *'' Carterocephalus silvicola'' (Meigen, 1829) *''

Choaspes benjaminii ''Choaspes benjaminii'',Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera - page on genu/ref>TOL web page on genu''Choaspes''/ref>also known as the Indian awlking or common awlking, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species is named ...

'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) *''

Daimio tethys ''Tagiades tethys'' is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including the Amur region, southern Ussuri, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. The wingspan is about . The larvae feed on various plants, including ''Que ...

'' (Menetries, 1857) *''

Erynnis montanus ''Erynnis montana'' is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Hesperiidae ( Pyrginae). It is found in China, Amur, Taiwan and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situat ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *''

Erynnis popoviana '' Erynnis popoviana'' is a small species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern Palearctic (Mongolia, North China, East China, Central China, Ussuri). Description from Seitz popoviana Nordm. (= sinina Gr. ...

'' Nordmann, 1851 *''

Hesperia florinda ''Hesperia florinda '' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae ( Hesperiinae). It is found in the East Palearctic in Transbaikalia to Korea, Amur, Ussuri and Japan. The larva feeds on '' Carex''. There is a single broods. The egg hibernates. ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Heteropterus morpheus The large chequered skipper (''Heteropterus morpheus'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is the single member of the monotypic genus ''Heteropterus''. The species can be found in isolated populations in Europe and east across the Pa ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Isoteinon lamprospilus ''Isoteinon lamprospilus'' is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were pre ...

'' C. & R. Felder, *''

Leptalina unicolor ''Leptalina'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, ''Leptalina unicolor'', which is found in eastern China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East (Amur). The habitat consists of humid meadows. Adult ...

'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Lobocla bifasciata ''Lobocla'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae, within which they are placed in subtribe Loboclina. Unlike the rest of the Eudaminae, which have a New World distribution, the genus is endemic to Asia. Specie ...

'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Muschampia gigas '' Muschampia gigas'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (East China - Amurland.) that belongs to the skippers family. Description from Seitz H. gigas Brem. (85 f). Upperside of the wings blackish grey. Size considerable, 48 to ...

'' (Bremer, 1864) *''

Ochlodes ochracea ''Ochlodes ochracea '' is a Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae). It is found in Amur, Southeast China and Japan. The larva feeds on ''Carex'', ''Calamagrostis'' and ''Brachypodium ''Brachypodium'' is a genus of plants in th ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *''

Ochlodes subhyalina ''Ochlodes subhyalina'' is an eastern Palearctic butterfly in the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Hesperiinae. It is found in Mongolia, Korea, Japan, India, Myanmar and Taiwan. The species was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer Otto Vas ...

'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Ochlodes sylvanus The large skipper (''Ochlodes sylvanus'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Taxonomy It was long known as '' Ochlodes venatus'', but this is a Far Eastern relative. There is still some dispute whether this species should be considered a ...

'' (Esper, 1777) *''

Ochlodes venata ''Ochlodes venatus'' (vive en el Parc Montenegre y corredor, en Cataluña) is a skipper butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae. The name was long used for the large skipper of Europe, but it actually refers to its Far Eastern sister specie ...

'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Parnara guttatus ''Parnara guttata'', the common straight swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur ( Russian Far East), eastern China, and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') ...

'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Pelopidas jansonis ''Pelopidas jansonis '' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae ( Hesperiinae). It is endemic to Japan. The larva feeds on '' Miseanthus'' (Graminea). There are two broods. The larva of the second brood hibernates.Taro Iwase, 1954 Synopsis of ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Pelopidas mathias ''Pelopidas mathias'', the dark small-branded swift, small branded swift, lesser millet skipper or black branded swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found throughout much of south, southeast and East Asia, and as far ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) *''

Pelopidas sinensis Pelopidas (; grc-gre, Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth century Theban hegemony. Biography Athlete and warrior Pelopidas was a member of a ...

'' (Mabille, 1877) *''

Polytremis pellucida ''Polytremis pellucida'' is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Subspecies * ''Polytremis pellucida pellucida'' - Japan, Russia: Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin * ''Polytremis pellucida quanta'' Evans, 1949 - China: Guniujiang, Anhui * ''Pol ...

'' (Murray, 1875) *''

Polytremis zina ''Polytremis zina'' is a diurnal species of Lepidoptera belonging to the genus ''Polytremis'' that can be found throughout east Asia.It was first described by William Harry Evans Brigadier William Harry Evans Order of the Star of India, CSI ...

'' (Evans, 1932) *''

Potanthus flava ''Potanthus flavus'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the Amur region of Russia to Japan, as well as in Thailand, the Philippines and China (Jilin, Hebei, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian and Yunnan). The wingspan The w ...

'' (Murray, 1875) *''

Pyrgus alveus The Large Grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus alveus'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a rather variable species with a wingspan of 22–32 mm (not always particularly "large") with several subspecies having ...

'' (Hübner, 1802) *'' Pyrgus maculatus'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *'' Pyrgus malvae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Pyrgus speyeri ''Pyrgus speyeri '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, a ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Satarupa nymphalis '' Satarupa nymphalis'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (SouthChina, Korea, Ussuri) that belongs to the skippers family. Description from Seitz S. nymphalis Spr. (84 d). This large species differs from the Indian ''gopala'' M ...

'' (Speyer, 1879) *'' Spialia orbifer'' (Hübner, 1823) *''

Thymelicus leonina '' Thymelicus leonina'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic ( China, Amur, Ussuri, Japan) that belongs to the skippers family. Description from Seitz Male with stigma. Wings above light reddish yellow, all the veins striped with ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Thymelicus lineola __NOTOC__ ''Thymelicus lineola'', known in Europe as the Essex skipper and in North America as the European skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. With a wingspan of 2.5 to 2.9 cm, it is very similar in appearance to ...

'' (Ochsenheimer, 1808) *''

Thymelicus sylvatica ''Thymelicus sylvatica'' is an eastern Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae). The species can be found in Amur, Ussuri, Southwest China, Korea, and Japan. The larva feeds on ''Calamagrostis'', ''Bromus'', ''Agropyron'', ''Brach ...

'' (Bremer, 1861)

Lycaenidae

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Agriades optilete ''Agriades optilete'', the cranberry blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north eastern Europe, the Alps, North Asia, Japan, Korea and north western North America. The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The b ...

'' (Knoch, 1781) *'' Ahlbergia ferrea'' (Butler, 1866) *'' Ahlbergia frivaldszkyi'' (Lederer, 1855) *''

Antigius attilia ''Antigius attilia'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is widespread from Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East throughout northern, central and western China to Taiwan. The wingspan is . The larvae feed on ''Quercus s ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *''

Antigius butleri ''Antigius butleri '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, ...

'' (Fenton, 1881) *''

Araragi enthea ''Araragi enthea'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description from Seitz ''Z. enthea'' Jans. (74 e). Above dark black-brown, beyond the cell two pale spots in Japanese specimen ...

'' (Janson, 1877) *''

Arhopala bazalus ''Arhopala bazalus'', the powdered oakblue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1852. It is found in Myanmar, mainland China, India (Assam, kerala and Sikkim), Indochina, Japan, the Philippines, and Tai ...

'' (Hewitson, 1862) *'' Arhopala japonica'' (Murray, 1875) *'' Aricia artaxerxes'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Aricia chinensis ''Aricia chinensis'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Central Asia (mountains), Mongolia, West China, Central China, Northeast China, Korea) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description from Seitz Above like ' ...

'' (Murray, 1874) *''

Artopoetes pryeri ''Artopoetes pryeri'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Northeast China South Amur, Ussuri, Korea, Japan) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description ''L. pryeri'' Murr. (83 e). Very large, above with a broad d ...

'' (Murray, 1873) *''

Celastrina argiolus The holly blue (''Celastrina argiolus'') Retrieved April 20, 2018. is a butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family and is native to the Palearctic. The holly blue has pale silver-blue wings spotted with pale ivory dots. Seitz des ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Celastrina filipjevi ''Celastrina'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species Listed alphabetically:Celastrina oreas ''Celastrina oreas '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Ussuri, China, Nepal, Assam, Burma, Taiwan) that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. Description from Seitz ''C. oreas'' Leech (83 f). Male somewhat sim ...

'' (Leech, 1893) *''

Celastrina sugitanii Celastrina sugitanii is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that is native to Japan and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in th ...

'' (Matsumura, 1919) *''

Chrysozephyrus brillantinus '' Chrysozephyrus brillantinus '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Ussuri, Northeast China, Korea, Japan) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description from Seitz Z. brillantina Stgr. (= smaragdina Leech) (73 g). ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus '' Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Subspecies *''C. s. smaragdinus'' Ussuri, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan) *''C. s. abaensis'' Dantchenko , 2000 China *' ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *''

Cigaritis takanonis ''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ...

'' (Matsumura, 1906) *''

Coreana raphaelis Coreana is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species ''Coreana raphaelis'', which is found in the east Palearctic in Ussuri, north-east China, Korea and Japan ( Honshu). The larva fee ...

'' (Oberthur, 1881) *''

Cupido argiades The short-tailed blue or tailed Cupid (''Cupido argiades'') is a butterfly that forms part of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in India. Description The male has a violet upperside, a violet forewing with brown edgin ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Cupido minimus The small blue (''Cupido minimus'') is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the fe ...

'' (Fuessly, 1775) *''

Curetis acuta ''Curetis acuta'', the angled sunbeam,Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter/ref> Retrieved April 20, 2018. is a species of butterfly belong to the lycaenid family. It is found in Indomalayan realm. ''Curetis acuta'' is sexually dimorphic, the se ...

'' Moore, 1877 *'' Cyaniris semiargus'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Eumedonia eumedon ''Eumedonia eumedon'', the geranium argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. This butterfly has been included in the genera ''Plebejus'', '' Plebeius'', ''Polyommatus'' and '' Aricia'', but recent molec ...

'' (Esper, 1780) *''

Favonius cognatus Favonius can refer to: * Favonius (wind god), one of the ''Anemoi''; the west wind in Roman mythology * ''Favonius'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies * Favonius (horse), winner of the 1871 Epsom Derby See also * Favonia gens The ''gens Favonia ...

'' (Staudinger, 1892) *'' Favonius koreanus'' Kim, 2006 *''

Favonius korshunovi Favonius can refer to: * Favonius (wind god), one of the ''Anemoi''; the west wind in Roman mythology * ''Favonius'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies * Favonius (horse), winner of the 1871 Epsom Derby See also * Favonia gens The ''gens Favoni ...

'' (Dubatolov & Sergeev, 1982) *''

Favonius orientalis ''Favonius orientalis'' is an East Palearctic species of hairstreak butterfly found in China, Amur, Ussuri, Kunashir, Japan, and Korea. The larva feeds on ''Quercus mongolica'', ''Quercus serrata'', ''Quercus dentata'', ''Quercus acutissima'', ...

'' (Murray, 1875) *''

Favonius saphirinus ''Favonius saphirinus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. Subspecies *''Favonius saphirinus saphirinus'' (Amur, Ussuri) *''Favonius saphirinus graeseri'' Dantchenk ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Favonius taxila ''Favonius taxila'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. The length of the front wing of butterflies is 17-20 mm . Females are slightly larger than males. The upper s ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *'' Favonius ultramarinus'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Favonius yuasai Favonius can refer to: * Favonius (wind god), one of the ''Anemoi''; the west wind in Roman mythology * ''Favonius'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies * Favonius (horse), winner of the 1871 Epsom Derby See also * Favonia gens, a family (''gen ...

'' Shirozu, 1948 *''

Glaucopsyche lycormas ''Glaucopsyche lycormas'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the East Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of ...

'' (Butler, 1866) *'' Jamides bochus'' (Stoll, 1782) *'' Japonica lutea'' (Hewitson, 1865) *'' Japonica saepestriata'' (Hewitson, 1865) *'' Lampides boeticus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Luthrodes pandava ''Luthrodes pandava'' (formerly ''Chilades pandava''), the plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of Lycaenidae, lycaenid butterfly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, J ...

'' (Horsfield, 1829) *''

Lycaena dispar The large copper (''Lycaena dispar'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. ''L. dispar'' has been commonly arranged into three subspecies: ''L. dispar dispar'', (single-brooded) which was commonly found in England, but is now extinct, ''L. ...

'' (Haworth, 1803) *''

Lycaena helle ''Lycaena helle'', the violet copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the Pyrenees to northern Norway and from Belgium east across the Palearctic to Central Asia, Siberia and Amur.The wingspan The wingspan (or just ...

'' (Schiffermuller, 1775) *''

Lycaena hippothoe The purple-edged copper (''Lycaena hippothoe'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Sub-species Subspecies include: * ''Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe'' ( Linnaeus, 1761) * ''Lycaena hippothoe stiberi'' (Gerhard, 1853) – Scandinavia, Ura ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Lycaena phlaeas'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Lycaena virgaureae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Neozephyrus japonicus ''Neozephyrus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species in this genus are mainly distributed in East Asia. The larval food plant is alder or - for Neozephyrus quercus - oak . List of species *'' Neozephyrus coruscans'' (Leech ...

'' (Murray, 1875) *'' Niphanda fusca'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *''

Phengaris alcon ''Phengaris alcon'', the Alcon blue or Alcon large blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae and is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Mongolia. Description from Seitz ''L. alcon'' Schiff. (= areas Esp., ''euphemu ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1776) *''

Phengaris arionides The greater large blue (''Phengaris arionides'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Northeast China, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Phengaris cyanecula ''Phengaris'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Commonly, these butterflies are called large blues, which if referring to a particular species is '' P. arion'', a species resident in Europe and some parts o ...

'' (Eversmann, 1848) *''

Phengaris kurentzovi ''Phengaris'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Commonly, these butterflies are called large blues, which if referring to a particular species is '' P. arion'', a species resident in Europe and some parts ...

'' (Sibatani, Saigusa & Hirowatari, 1994) *''

Phengaris teleius The scarce large blue (''Phengaris teleius'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Netherlan ...

'' (Bergstrasser, 1779) *''

Plebejus argus The silver-studded blue (''Plebejus argus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue. ''P. argus'' can be ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Plebejus argyrognomon'' (Bergstrasser, 1779) *''

Plebejus subsolanus ''Plebejus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms. Taxonomy As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, numerous species that were included in ''Plebejus'' by s ...

'' (Eversmann, 1851) *'' Polyommatus amandus'' (Schneider, 1792) *'' Polyommatus icarus'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *'' Polyommatus tsvetaevi'' Kurentzov, 1970 *''

Protantigius superans ''Protantigius'' is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.

'' (Oberthur, 1913) *''

Pseudozizeeria maha ''Pseudozizeeria maha'', the pale grass blue, is a small butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1844. Subspecies The subspecies of ''Pseudozizeeria maha ...

'' (Kollar, 1848) *''

Rapala arata ''Rapala arata'', the Japanese flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Russia (Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin and the southern Kuriles), north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. The habitat consists of brook banks, meadows and t ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *'' Rapala caerulea'' (Bremer & Grey, 851 *''

Satyrium eximia ''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to: * ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae * ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambig ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Satyrium herzi ''Satyrium herzi'' is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri), north-eastern China and Korea. The larvae feed on '' Malus mandschurica'', ''M ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Satyrium latior ''Satyrium latior'' is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), northern China and Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) i ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Satyrium pruni The black hairstreak (''Satyrium pruni'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Distribution The butterfly is native to Europe, from Scandinavia to Ukraine, and is found as far east as Mongolia, Korea and Japan. It is considered by IUCN to b ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Satyrium prunoides ''Satyrium prunoides'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea. The larvae fe ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Satyrium w-album The white-letter hairstreak (''Satyrium w-album'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Appearance and behaviour A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed thr ...

'' (Knoch, 1782) *''

Scolitantides orion ''Scolitantides orion'', the chequered blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies). It is found in Europe, Russia and east across the Palearctic to Japan. Subspecies *''S. o. orion'' Europe (Greece, ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Shirozua jonasi ''Shirozua jonasi'', the orange hairstreak, is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Edward Wesley Janson in 1877. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri), north-eastern China, Korea and Japan. It is widely dist ...

'' (Janson, 1877) *''

Sinia divina ''Sinia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Walter Forster in 1940. The species of this genus are found in the far eastern Palearctic realm. Species *'' Sinia leechi'' (Forster, 1940) China The ''shijimiae ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Taraka hamada ''Taraka hamada'', the forest Pierrot, is a small species of butterfly found in Asia, that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids (or blues) family. Description The uppersides of its wings are very pale brown in color, somewhat paler in the female ...

'' (Druce, 1875) *''

Thecla betulae The brown hairstreak (''Thecla betulae'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic. Description The following description of this butterfly was written by Adalbert Seitz in 1909: ''Z. betulae'' L. B ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Thecla betulina ''Thecla betulina'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Amur), north-eastern China and Korea.Thermozephyrus ataxus'' (Westwood, 851 *'' Tongeia fischeri'' (Eversmann, 1843) *''

Udara albocaerulea ''Udara albocaerulea'', the albocerulean, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found from India (Simla to Assam) to Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, ...

'' (Moore, 1879) *'' Udara dilectus'' (Moore, 1879) *''

Ussuriana michaelis ''Ussuriana michaelis'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1881. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorye), China, Korea and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a ...

'' (Oberthur, 1881) *''

Wagimo signata ''Wagimo signata'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri, Primor'e), north-eastern and central China, Korea and Japan Japan ( ja, 日� ...

'' (Butler, 1881) *''

Zizina otis ''Zizina otis'', the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as '' Zizin ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787)

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*'' Aglais io'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Aglais urticae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Aldania deliquata ''Aldania'' is a butterfly genus of the Limenitidinae. The genus is confined to the temperate East Palearctic. ''Aldania'' is closely related to ''Neptis''. Species *''Aldania deliquata'' (Stichel, 1909) Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, Northeast Ch ...

'' (Stichel, 1908) *''

Aldania raddei ''Aldania raddei '' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri) that belongs to the browns family. Description from Seitz raddei Brem. (55d) stands entirely apart in facies; a remarkable species, which must be placed in the ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *''

Aldania themis ''Aldania themis'' is a butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, ...

'' (Leech, 1890) *''

Aldania thisbe ''Aldania thisbe'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, central and north-eastern China and Korea. The habitat consists of open landscapes and forest canopy in broadleaved or mixed forest ...

'' (Menetries, 1859) *'' Apatura ilia'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *''

Apatura iris ''Apatura iris'', the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of , and ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Apatura metis'' Freyer, 1829 *''

Aphantopus hyperantus The ringlet (''Aphantopus hyperantus'') is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is only one of the numerous "ringlet" butterflies in the tribe Satyrini. Range The ringlet is a widely distributed species found throughout much of the Pale ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Araschnia burejana ''Araschnia burejana'', the large map, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tibet, China, the Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, Korea and Japan. It occurs in mixed forest up to 1,300 meters. Adults are on wing from May to Ju ...

'' Bremer, 1861 *''

Araschnia levana The map (''Araschnia levana'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Distribution The area of distribution of the map extends from Spain through Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia and the Russian Far East to Korea and Ja ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Argynnis anadyomene ''Argynnis anadyomene '' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri, China, Korea) that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''A. a. anadyomene'' С.Felder & R.Felder, 1862 central China *''A. a. ella'' Bremer, 1864 ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 *''

Argynnis childreni ''Argynnis childreni'', the large silverstripe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterf ...

'' Gray, 1831 *''

Argynnis hyperbius The Indian fritillary (''Argynnis hyperbius'') is a species of butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed family. It is usually found from south and southeast Asia to Australia. Description Male: Upperside: forewing rich orange yellow, hindwi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) *''

Argynnis laodice ''Argynnis laodice'', Pallas' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in damp forested places in southern Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, northwestern Kazakhstan, and across the Palearctic to Siberia , Amur, Korea a ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) *''

Argynnis paphia The silver-washed fritillary (''Argynnis paphia'') is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan. Description The silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Argynnis ruslana ''Argynnis ruslana'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern China, Amurland, Korea, and Japan. The larvae feed on ''Viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsc ...

'' Motschulsky, 1866 *''

Argynnis sagana ''Argynnis sagana'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Argynnis sagana'' has a wingspan of about . This species displays little geographical variations, but it is well known for the significant differences (sexual ...

'' Doubleday, 847/small> *''

Argynnis zenobia ''Argynnis zenobia'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri, China, Tibet) that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''A. z. zenobia'' China, Tibet *''A. z. penelope'' (Staudinger, 892 South Ussuri Description fr ...

'' Leech, 1890 *'' Boloria angarensis'' (Erschoff, 1870) *''

Boloria euphrosyne The pearl-bordered fritillary (''Boloria euphrosyne'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Europe and through Russia across the Palearctic to the north of Kazakhstan. Description The adult butterfly is orange with black spots o ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Boloria oscarus ''Boloria oscarus '' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''C. o. oscarus'' South Siberia, East Amur *''C. o. australis'' (Graeser, 1888) South Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin *''C. o. oscaro ...

'' (Eversmann, 1844) *''

Boloria perryi ''Boloria'' is a brush-footed butterfly ( Nymphalidae) genus. ''Clossiana'' is usually included with it nowadays, though some authors still consider it distinct and it seems to warrant recognition as a subgenus at least. Species Listed alphabeti ...

'' (Butler, 1882) *'' Boloria selene'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Boloria selenis ''Boloria selenis'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Volga basin to Japan. Description The wingspan is 35–48 mm. Seitz ''A. selenis'' Ev. (67g). Above deeper brown than the preceding 'hegemone'' ...

'' (Eversmann, 1837) *''

Boloria thore ''Boloria thore'', the Thor's fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in damp places in the Alps, Fennoscandia, the south of European Russia, the Urals and east across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan.Львовски� ...

'' (Hübner,

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Boloria titania ''Boloria titania'', the Titania's fritillary or purple bog fritillary, is a butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. Description The adult is a small fritillary with typically chequered orange-brown upperside and a m ...

'' (Esper, 1790) *''

Brenthis daphne ''Brenthis daphne'', the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''B. d. daphne'' (Europe) * ''B. d. fumidia'' (Butler, 1882) (Korea) * ''B. d. rabdia'' Butler, 1877 (Japan) * ''B. d. ochr ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Brenthis ino ''Brenthis ino'', the lesser marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''B. i. ino'' in Europe * ''B. i. achasis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1907) * ''B. i. acrita'' (Fruhstorfer, 1907) * ''B. i. adalberti'' (Fruhstorfer, 19 ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) *''

Chalinga pratti ''Chalinga pratti '' is an East Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera referen ...

'' (Leech, 1890) *'' Chitoria ulupi'' (Doherty, 1889) *'' Coenonympha amaryllis'' (Stoll, 1782) *'' Coenonympha glycerion'' (Borkhausen, 1788) *'' Coenonympha hero'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Coenonympha oedippus ''Coenonympha oedippus'', the false ringlet, is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, S ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787) *''

Cyrestis thyodamas ''Cyrestis thyodamas'', the common map, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Description Males and femal ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 *'' Danaus chrysippus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Danaus genutia'' (Cramer, 1779) *'' Dichorragia nesimachus'' Boisduval, 1836 *''

Dilipa fenestra ''Dilipa fenestra'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (East China, Northeast China, Korea) that belongs to the browns family. Description from Seitz D. fenestra Leech ( = Apatura chrysus Oberth.) (51c) is a singular species, red-b ...

'' (Leech, 1891) *''

Erebia cyclopius ''Erebia cyclopius'' is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Ural to Siberia, northern Mongolia, northern China and North Korea. The habitat consists of forest edges, flowery meadows ...

'' (Eversmann, 1844) *''

Erebia edda ''Erebia edda'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Urals, Altai, Tuva, Siberia, Yakutia, Ussuri, Chukot Peninsula, Mongolia, Korea) that belongs to the browns family. Description from Seitz ''E. edda'' Men. (= ''intermedia'' ...

'' Menetries, 1854 *''

Erebia embla The Lapland ringlet (''Erebia embla'') is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is restricted to sunny patches in very damp spruce and pine forests and forested unmanaged peatlands (and sometimes moors). The larva fe ...

'' (Thunberg, 1791) *''

Erebia kozhantshikovi ''Erebia'' is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, family Nymphalidae. Most of the about 90–100 species (see also below) are dark brown or black in color, with reddish-brown to orange or more rarely yellowish wing blotches or ...

'' Sheljuzhko, 1925 *''

Erebia ligea ''Erebia ligea'', the Arran brown, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. This brown is widespread in south-eastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen in open areas. Th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Erebia neriene ''Erebia neriene'' is an East Palearctic species of satyrine butterfly found in Altai, Siberia, Ussuri, northern China and Korea. The larva on feeds on ''Calamagrostis'', ''Dactylis'', ''Poa'', ''Festuca'' and ''Carex'' species. Subspecies *' ...

'' (Bober, 1809) *''

Erebia radians ''Erebia'' is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, family Nymphalidae. Most of the about 90–100 species (see also below) are dark brown or black in color, with reddish-brown to orange or more rarely yellowish wing blotches or ...

'' Staudinger, 1886 *'' Erebia rossii'' Curtis, 1835 *''

Erebia theano ''Erebia theano'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''E. t. theano'' *''E. t. approximata'' Warren, 1930 Altai *''E. t. tshugunovi'' Korshunov & Ivonin, 1995 West Siberia *''E. t. ...

'' (Tauscher, 1809) *''

Erebia wanga ''Erebia wanga'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North ...

'' Bremer, 1864 *''

Fabriciana nerippe ''Fabriciana nerippe'' is an East Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They can be div ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *''

Fabriciana niobe The Niobe fritillary (''Fabriciana niobe'') is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Etymology The Latin species name ''niobe'' refers to Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''F. n. niob ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Fabriciana vorax ''Fabriciana vorax'' is an East Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They can be divi ...

'' (Butler, 1871) *''

Euphydryas ichnea ''Euphydryas intermedia '' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Alps, Middle and South Ural, in the taiga zone and the West Siberian Lowland, South Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, Mongolia, Northeast China, North Korea) that ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Euphydryas sibirica ''Euphydryas sibirica'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae of subspecies ''eothena'' feed on '' Sca ...

'' (Staudinger, 1861) *'' Hestina assimilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hestina japonica ''Hestina japonica'' is an East Palearctic species of siren butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *''

Hipparchia autonoe Hipparchia may refer to: * Hipparchia of Maroneia, an ancient Greek philosopher c. 325 BC * ''Hipparchia'' (genus), a butterfly genus {{disambig ...

'' (Esper, 1783) *'' Hypolimnas bolina'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Hypolimnas misippus ''Hypolimnas misippus'', the Danaid eggfly, mimic, or diadem, is a widespread species of nymphalid butterfly. It is well known for polymorphism and mimicry. Males are blackish with distinctive white spots that are fringed in blue. Females are i ...

'' Linnaeus, 1764 *'' Junonia almana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Junonia orithya ''Junonia orithya'' is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, Cambodia and in Australia. In India, its common English name is the blue pansy, but in southern Africa it is known a ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Kirinia epaminondas ''Kirinia epaminondas'' is a Palaearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. Distribution ''Kirinia epaminondas'' occurs in the Amur Oblast and Primorsky Krai of the Russian Far East, as well as in Ea ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Kirinia epimenides ''Kirinia epimenides '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are ...

'' (Menetries, 1859) *''

Lethe diana ''Lethe diana'', the Diana treebrown, is a brush-footed butterfly (subfamily Satyrinae) in the family Nymphalidae. Its wings are a dark shade of brown, with an eyespot pattern, and a wingspan of about 45–55 mm. It resembles ''Lethe confu ...

'' (Butler, 1866) *''

Lethe marginalis In Greek mythology, Lethe (; Ancient Greek: ''Lḗthē''; , ), also referred to as Lemosyne, was one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades. Also known as the ''Ameles potamos'' (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the c ...

'' (Motschulsky, 1860) *''

Libythea celtis ''Libythea celtis'', the European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies family. Description The upperside ground colour is rich silky brown. The forewing has the c ...

'' (Laicharting, 1782) *''

Limenitis amphyssa ''Limenitis'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies ('' Adelpha'') and commander butterflies (''Moduza ''Moduza'' is a genus of south-east Asian (Indomalayan realm) Nymphalidae, brush-foo ...

'' Menetries, 1859 *'' Limenitis camilla'' (Linnaeus, 1764) *'' Limenitis doerriesi'' Staudinger, 1892 *'' Limenitis helmanni'' Lederer, 1853 *''

Limenitis homeyeri ''Limenitis homeyeri'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''L. h. homeyeri'' Amur *''L. h. venata'' Leech, 892 Sichuan, Shaanxi *''L. h. meridionalis'' Hall, 1930 Yunnan *''L. h. sugiy ...

'' Tancre, 1881 *''

Limenitis moltrechti ''Limenitis'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies (''Adelpha'') and commander butterflies ('' Moduza'') are sometimes included here. The name ''Limenitis'' is New Latin "of harbours", from ...

'' Kardakov, 1928 *''

Limenitis populi The poplar admiral (''Limenitis populi'') is a butterfly in the subfamily Limenitinae of the family Nymphalidae. Habitat Poplar admiral is widespread in continental Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. The large, seldom-seen poplar admir ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Limenitis sydyi'' Lederer, 1853 *''

Lopinga achine ''Lopinga achine'', the woodland brown, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description in Seitz P. ''achine'' Scop. (= ''dejanira'' L.) (45 g). Dark brown: forewing with 5—6 eye-rings forming a chain, hindwing with 2—4 su ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Lopinga deidamia ''Lopinga deidamia'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from the Urals to southern Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. Description The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Seitz describes it thus-''P. deidamia ...

'' (Eversmann, 1851) *''

Melanargia epimede ''Melanargia epimede'' is an east Palaearctic species of satyrine butterfly found in eastern Mongolia, northeastern China, Korea and Japan. The larva on feeds on ''Agrostis clavata ''Agrostis perennans'', the upland bentgrass, upland bent, o ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 *''

Melanargia halimede ''Melanargia'' is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae and the subfamily Satyrinae (formerly family Satyridae). This genus, described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1828, is the only genus in the subtribe Melanargiina, Whe ...

'' (Menetries, 1859) *'' Melanitis leda'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Melanitis phedima ''Melanitis phedima'', the dark evening brown, is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in south and southeast Asia. Description Wet-season form: Male. Upperside dusky fuliginous-br ...

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Melitaea ambigua ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies ( family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes th ...

'' (Menetries, 1859) *'' Melitaea arcesia'' Bremer, 1861 *''

Melitaea britomartis ''Melitaea britomartis'', or Assmann's fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It has a wide geographic range and is represented by three subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for ...

'' Assmann, 1847 *''

Melitaea diamina ''Melitaea diamina'', the false heath fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Melitaea diamina alpestris'' Fruhstorfer, 1917 * ''Melitaea diamina badukensis'' Alberti, 1969 (Caucasus) * ''Melita ...

'' (Lang, 1789) *''

Melitaea didymoides ''Melitaea didymoides'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Russia (Transbaikalia to the Amur and Ussuri regions) as well as in Mongolia and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a coun ...

'' Eversmann, 1847 *''

Melitaea plotina ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Bremer, 1861 *''

Melitaea protomedia ''Melitaea protomedia'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Amur River basin in Russia and from central and eastern China to Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it ...

'' Menetries, 1859 *''

Melitaea scotosia ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited here, ''Melitaea'' includes the g ...

'' Butler, 1878 *'' Melitaea sutschana'' Staudinger, 1892 *'' Mimathyma nycteis'' (Menetries, 1859) *'' Mimathyma schrenckii'' (Menetries, 1859) *''

Minois dryas ''Minois dryas'', the dryad, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include:

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *''

Mycalesis francisca ''Mycalesis francisca'' is an East Palearctic species of satyrine butterfly found in China, Japan, Assam, Burma and Indochina The larva feeds on ''Imperata cylindrica'', ''Miscanthus sinensis'', ''Setaria palmifolia'' and ''Oplismenus undulatif ...

'' (Stoll,

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Mycalesis gotama ''Mycalesis gotama'', the Chinese bushbrown, is an East Palearctic species of satyrine butterfly found in China, Japan, Assam, Burma, the northeastern Himalayas and northern Vietnam. The larva feeds on ''Miscanthus sinensis'', ''Miscanthus fl ...

'' Moore, 1857 *'' Neptis alwina'' Bremer & Grey, 1853 *''

Neptis andetria ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Fruhstofer, 1913 *''

Neptis philyra ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterfly, butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis'' ...

'' Menetries, 1859 *''

Neptis philyroides ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer (''Pseudoneptis''). Descrip ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 *''

Neptis pryeri ''Neptis pryeri'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

'' Butler, 1871 *''

Neptis rivularis ''Neptis rivularis'', the Hungarian glider, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *'' Neptis sappho'' Pallas, 1771 *''

Neptis speyeri ''Neptis'' is a large genus of butterflies of Old World tropics subtropics. They are commonly called sailer butterflies or sailers, or more precisely typical sailers to distinguish them from the related blue sailer ('' Pseudoneptis''). Descri ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 *''

Ninguta schrenckii ''Ninguta'' is a monotypic Palearctic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae (Satyrinae The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were forme ...

'' (Menetries, 1858) *'' Nymphalis antiopa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Nymphalis canace'' (Linnaeus, 1763) *'' Nymphalis l-album'' (Esper, 1785) *''

Nymphalis xanthomelas ''Nymphalis xanthomelas'', the scarce tortoiseshell, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in eastern Europe and Asia. This butterfly is also referred as yellow-legged tortoiseshell or large tortoiseshell (however, in Europe, "large tortois ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *''

Oeneis jutta ''Oeneis jutta'', the Jutta Arctic or Baltic grayling, is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae with a Circumboreal distribution. It occurs in bogs and tundra in the north of Europe, the Baltic states, the Urals, Siberia, northern Kaz ...

'' (Hübner, 1806) *''

Oeneis magna ''Oeneis magna'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Ludwig Carl Friedrich Graeser in 1888. It is found from the Altai Mountains to southern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China and Korea. The hab ...

'' Graeser, 1888 *''

Oeneis mongolica ''Oeneis mongolica'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1876. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...

'' (Oberthur, 1876) *''

Oeneis urda ''Oeneis urda'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1847. It is found from Russia (northern Altai, southern Siberia, Transbaikal, Amur, Primorye, Yakutia) to northern Mongolia, north-ea ...

'' (Eversmann, 1847) *''

Parantica melaneus ''Parantica melaneus'', the chocolate tiger, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Description Upperside: forewing black, Hindwing very dark purpli ...

'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Parantica sita'' (Kollar, 1844) *'' Polygonia c-album'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Polygonia c-aureum ''Polygonia c-aureum'', the Asian comma, is a middle-size butterfly found in Japan (from Hokkaidō to Tanegashima), Korean Peninsula, China, Taiwan, and Indochina. Appearance It has a wingspan of 27 mm. Wings are orange with black dots. ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Sasakia charonda'' (Hewitson, 1862) *''

Sephisa princeps ''Sephisa princeps'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri), north-eastern China and Korea. The habitat consists of oak forests. Adults are ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) *''

Speyeria aglaja The dark green fritillary (''Speyeria aglaja'') is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Description in Seit ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Triphysa albovenosa'' Erschoff, 1885 *'' Vanessa cardui'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Vanessa indica ''Vanessa indica'', called the Indian red admiral or the Asian admiral in the United States, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India, primarily the Himalayas and the Nilgiri Hills. It is also found in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, ...

'' (Herbst, 1794) *'' Ypthima baldus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Ypthima motschulskyi ''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Ypthima multistriata ''Ypthima'' is a species rich genus of Old World butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.Atrophaneura alcinous ''Byasa alcinous'', the Chinese windmill, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. Description ''Byasa alcinous'' has a wingspan reaching about . The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown. The hindwings have long tails and a chain o ...

'' (Klug, 1836) *''

Graphium sarpedon ''Graphium sarpedon'', the common bluebottle or blue triangle in Australia, is a species of swallowtail butterfly that is found in South and Southeast Asia, as well as eastern Australia. There are approximately sixteen subspecies with differi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Luehdorfia puziloi ''Luehdorfia puziloi'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It was described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1872. It is found in Manchuria, the Russian Far East (Ussuri), North Korea, South Korea, Japan and the Kuriles The Kuril Is ...

'' (Erschoff, 1872) *''

Papilio bianor ''Papilio bianor'', the Common peacock or Chinese peacock black swallowtail emerald or Chinese peacock is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails. It is native to Asia. It is the state butterfly of the Indian state of ...

'' Cramer, 1777 *'' Papilio helenus'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Papilio maackii ''Papilio maackii'', the alpine black swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Central Asia, Japan, China and South Korea. The larvae feed on ''Zanthoxylum ailanthoides'', '' Euodia meliaefolia'', '' Orixa japonic ...

'' Menetries, 1859 *'' Papilio machaon'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Papilio macilentus ''Papilio macilentus'', the long tail spangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Oliver Erichson Janson in 1877. Description The wingspan of ''Papilio macilentus'' reaches about . Wings are black, wi ...

'' Janson, 1877 *'' Papilio memnon'' Linnaeus, 1758 *'' Papilio protenor'' Cramer,

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/small> *'' Papilio xuthus'' Linnaeus, 1767 *''

Parnassius bremeri ''Parnassius bremeri'' is a high altitude butterfly which is found in Russia, Korea and China . It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ('' Parnassius'') of the swallowtail family ( Papilionidae). Over its vast range ( Transbaikal, the Amur a ...

'' Bremer, 1864 *''

Parnassius eversmanni ''Parnassius eversmanni'', or Eversmann's parnassian, is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in eastern Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Alaska, and the Yukon. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (''Parnassius'') of the swallowtail family, Papi ...

'' Menetries, 1849 *''

Parnassius nomion ''Parnassius nomion'', the Nomion Apollo, is a forest steppe butterfly which is found in the Urals, Altai, south Siberia, Amur and the Ussuri region, Mongolia, China and Korea. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (''Parnassius'') of the swa ...

'' Fischer de Waldheim, 1823 *'' Parnassius stubbendorfii'' Menetries, 1849 *''

Sericinus montela ''Sericinus'' is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species. ''Sericinus montela'', the dragon swallowtail, is the ...

'' Gray, 1852

Pieridae

*'' Anthocharis scolymus'' Butler, 1866 *'' Aporia crataegi'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Aporia hippia ''Aporia hippia'' is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Amur region, Ussuri, Korea, and Japan. The wingspan is 30–42 mm. The larvae feed on ''Berberis ''Berberis'' (), commonly known as barberry, is a large gen ...

'' (Bremer, 1861) *'' Catopsilia pomona'' (Fabricius, 1775) *''

Colias erate ''Colias'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are often called clouded yellows; the North American name "sulphurs" is elsewhere used for Coliadinae in general. The closest living relative is the genus ''Zerene'', which is so ...

'' (Esper, 1805) *''

Colias fieldii ''Colias fieldii'' , the dark clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Iran, India, southern China, Indochina, and Ussuri. Biology The larvae feed on Leguminosae species. Subspecies *''C. f. fieldii'' Yunna ...

'' Menetries, 1855 *''

Colias heos ''Colias heos'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the East Palearctic (Altai to southern Siberia, Mongolia to Ussuri, southeastern China). Description ''C. aurora'' (''heos'') is a beautiful dark orange-red species. The vei ...

'' (Herbst, 1792) *'' Colias palaeno'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *''

Colias tyche ''Colias tyche'', the Booth's sulphur or pale Arctic clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Baffin Island west along the Hudson Bay and arctic coasts of the Nunavut and Northwest Territories mainland and the sout ...

'' Bober, 1812 *'' Eurema brigitta'' (Stoll,

*'' Eurema hecabe'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Eurema laeta ''Eurema laeta'', the spotless grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae (the yellows and whites), which is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Indochina, Japan, and onwards to Australia. Description Photo gallery File:Spotles ...

'' (Boisduval, 1836) *'' Gonepteryx mahaguru'' Gistel, 1857 *'' Gonepteryx maxima'' Butler, 1885 *''

Leptidea amurensis ''Leptidea amurensis'' is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from western Siberia to the Ussuri region and in North Korea, China, Mongolia and Japan. The larvae feed on '' Hedysarum ussuriense'', ''Lupinus ''Lupinus'', commo ...

'' Menetries, 1859 *'' Leptidea morsei'' Fenton, 1881 *''

Pieris canidia ''Pieris canidia'', the Indian cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in India, Nepal and Indochina. ''Pieris rapae'' is one of the most closely related species in the Pieridae. Description The male is white to pale cream on ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1768) *''

Pieris dulcinea Pieris may refer to: Organisms * ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ...

'' Butler, 1882 *''

Pieris melete Pieris may refer to: Organisms * ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ...

'' Menetries, 1857 *'' Pieris rapae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Pontia chloridice ''Pontia chloridice'', the lesser Bath white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species is found in steppe zone of Ukraine, Moldova and Russia; east to Transbaikalia, Mongolia, Korea; south to Balk ...

'' (Hübner, 1803-1818) *''

Pontia edusa ''Pontia edusa'', the eastern Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Description ''Pontia edusa'' is a small to medium-sized migrant butterfly, with a wingspan reaching about 45 mm. The upperside of the wings is white, with b ...

'' (Fabricius, 1777)

References

* and 2010: Butterflies of the Korean peninsula. Sŏul: Chayŏn kwa Saengt’ae, 430 p. {{Asia in topic, List of butterflies of but Korea *K