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Pages in category "Insects of the Philippines" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 nowhere else.
Vespa luctuosa is a species of hornet which is endemic to the Philippines.The main subspecies is Vespa luctuosa luctuosa (primarily native to Luzon island). [1] Other known subspecies include Vespa luctuosa luzonensis (primarily native to the Visayas, including Leyte island and Samar Island) [1] and Vespa luctuosa negrosensis (native to Negros island). [2]
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.
Endemic to the Philippines Shorea negrosensis: Red lauan Endemic to the Philippines Shorea palosapis: Philippine mahogany (U.S. timber trade), white lauan Mayapis Endemic to the Philippines Shorea polysperma: Tangile Endemic to the Philippines Shorea seminis: Native to Malaysia, and the Philippines Tectona philippinensis: Philippine teak
Phyllium philippinicum is a species of leaf insect in the family Phylliidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [1] Taxonomy
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. The Philippine Islands are in the Indomalayan realm .
The Philippine falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, genus Microhierax. [2] It is endemic to the lowland forests of Philippines, and can often be seen near open forest edges hunting flying insects. [3]