Taxonomic review of the Genus Caloptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Korea

• A total of 19 species of the genus Caloptilia in Korea are recognized.
• Four newly recorded species were found in Korea.
• All the known species were enumerated with the photos of adults
• Illustration of the genitalic structure of both sexes for the species were provided.

This study was conducted to review the genus Caloptilia in Korea with taxonomic arrangement. In this study, 19 species in the genus were recognized from Korea. Among them, four species, Caloptilia fidella (Reutti), C. hidakensis Kumata, C. illicii Kumata, and C. pulverea Kumata, are newly recorded in Korea. All the known species from Korea are briefly enumerated with illustrations of the adult and genitalic structures.

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