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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 to the Philippines.
His butterfly collection is the oldest and perhaps the biggest in the Philippines. After his death, a foundation (Julian N. Jumalon Foundation, Inc.) was created by his children and grand children to foster to his collection and the compound which, prior to the founder's death, became a tourist attraction.
Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern:Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7
Troides magellanus, the Magellan birdwing, is a large and striking species of birdwing butterfly found in the Philippines and on Taiwan's Orchid Island. This butterfly is named for the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
Troides rhadamantus, the tropical golden birdwing, [2] is a birdwing butterfly that inhabits the Philippines. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1835. There are many subspecies on islands of the Philippines and some authors consider Troides plateni and Troides dohertyi as subspecies of T. rhadamantus.
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 ...
Pareronia boebera is a species of pierine butterfly endemic to the Philippines. [1] Subspecies. P. b. boebera (Philippines: Luzon)
Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in). [4] [5] This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea.