In 2019, the National List of Species of Korea recorded a total of 588 families, 6,724 genera, 18,092 species of insects in the subphylum Hexapoda consisting of superclass Etcognatha including class Insecta and superclass Entognatha including class Collembola, class Protura, and class Diplura as native to the Korean Peninsula.

 

 Of the species that have been recorded, the order Coleoptera (4,520 species), the order Lepidoptera (4,019 species), and the order Hymenoptera (3,806 species) have higher species diversity and account for approximately 68% of the total species, followed by the order Diptera (2,226 species) and the order Hemiptera (2,140 species), accounting for approximately 24%.

 

 The Ministry of Environment has designated 6 insect species as Endangered Wildlife Class I, including Jewel Beetles and Black-veined White. 20 species are designated under Class II, including Scarlet Dwarf, Bekko Tombo, and Dung Beetle. Among these, the following species have been designated as Natural Monuments: Callipogon relictus (Natural Monument No. 218), Hipparchia autonoe (Natural Monument No. 458), and Jewel Beetles (Chrysochroa coreana; Natural Monument No. 496).