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LEPIDOPTERA
Butterflies in the Philippines
The Philippines is the world's second largest archipelago country with more than 7,100 islands covering 297,179 km2 in the westernmost Pacific Ocean. The Philippine archipelago is one of the world's great reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism.
The patchwork of isolated islands, the tropical location of the country, and the once extensive areas of rainforest have resulted in high butterfly species diversity and a very high level of endemism. 352 butterfly species are endemic to the Philippines and one of the largest butterflies in the world , the Magellan birdwing can be found here!
REFERENCES:
Badon, J.A.T. (2014): Butterflies of the Philippines Field Guide. Mariposa Press. FL, U.S.A.
Treadaway, Colin G. & Schrőder, Heinz G. (2012): Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Supplementum 20.
Hardy, Peter B. (2011): Classified List of Philippine Butterflies.
Takanami, Yusuke & Seki, Yasuo (Revised 2001): A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines.
De Jong, R. & Treadaway, C. G. (1993): The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines. The Zoologische Verhandelingen.
Official publications of Philippine Lepidoptera Butterflies and Moths Inc. (PhiLep)
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“The Butterfly Fauna of the Philippines.
Volume 1: Papilionidae and Pieridae”
By Jade Aster T. Badon, Ph.D.
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Fil-Kulisap publishes articles on new taxa, agriculturally important species, diversity studies, population dynamics, life histories, new records, surveys, assessments, and short notes on Lepidoptera in the Philippines and surrounding areas.
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