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Lac tubes created by Kerria lacca. Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects.These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects.. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin which can be refined into shellac and other product
Pycanum rubens is a species of giant stink bug in the family Tessaratomidae. The species is widespread, and has been recorded in Borneo , Burma , China ( Yunnan ), India ( Hindustan ), Indonesia , Java , the Malay Peninsula, Moluccas , Philippines , Sumatra , and Vietnam .
Kerriidae is a family of scale insects, commonly known as lac insects or lac scales.Some members of the genera Metatachardia, Tachardiella, Austrotacharidia, Afrotachardina, Tachardina, and Kerria are raised for commercial purposes, though the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca.
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]
Lepidoptera of the Philippines (1 C, 142 P) Pages in category "Insects of the Philippines" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total.
Slipper lobsters are typically bottom dwellers of the continental shelves, found at depths of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft). [6] Slipper lobsters eat a variety of molluscs, including limpets, mussels and oysters, [7] as well as crustaceans, polychaetes and echinoderms. [8]
The Tingidae are a family of very small (2–10 mm (0.08–0.39 in)) insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species .
Although smaller than true badgers, the Palawan stink badger is one of the larger members of the skunk family, the Mephitidae. Adults measure 32 to 46 cm (13 to 18 in) in length, about the same size as the striped skunk native to North America, and weigh anything from 0.85 to 2.5 kg (1.9 to 5.5 lb).