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This is a list of the 907 species of butterflies of the Philippines. The Philippine archipelago is one of the world's great reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism . The archipelago includes over 7000 islands (allowing intense allopatric speciation ), a total land area of 300,780 km 2 and diverse ecoregions . 352 butterfly species are endemic ...
Troides magellanus, also known as the Magellan birdwing butterfly. About 70% of the Philippines' nearly 21,000 recorded insect species are found only in the country. In addition, about one-third of the 915 butterflies found here are endemic to the country, and over 110 of the more than 130 species of tiger beetle are found
Pareronia boebera is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines. [1] Subspecies ... (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Philippines: Panaon) P. b. joloana ...
Papilio chikae, the Luzon peacock swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was first described in 1965 and is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. [4] [5] It is listed as endangered by the IUCN and ESA, [1] [6] and is included on Appendix I of CITES, [7] thereby making commercial international trade ...
The National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines, also known as the Red List, is a list of endangered species endemic to the Philippines and is maintained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Biodiversity Management Bureau and the Philippine Red List Committee.
Trogonoptera trojana, the Palawan birdwing or triangle birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae.It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.It is one of only two species in its genus, the other being the more widespread Rajah Brooke's birdwing, where the male has larger green markings on the hindwings.
Troides plateni, the Dr. Platen's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly endemic to Palawan, Balabac, Dumaran, and the Calamian Islands in the Philippines. It is named for Dr. Carl Constantin Platen . Habitat and conservation
Graphium idaeoides (Philippine butterfly) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines . It is a perfect mimic of Idea leuconoe .