A Taxonomic list of butterflies (Lepidoptera:Papilionoidea Hesperioidea) from Mount Banaho de Lucban, Quezon Province, Philippines

Issue Date

10-2001

Abstract

A survey of the butterflies and skippers (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Mount Banahao de Lucban was conducted from July 1997 to December 2000. A total of 77 species under 56 genera (including one genus with two subgenera) were identified. These are distributed in 7 families, namely: Hesperioidea (1): Hesperiidae; Papilionoidea (6): Papilionidae, Satyridae (including Amathusiinae), Nymphalidae, Danaidae, Pieridae and Lycaenidae. The best represented families are Pieridae and Nymphalidae with 14 species each. The common birdwing, Troides rhadamantus lucas, which is included in Appendix II of the CITES list can still be found in the mountain particularlly around the Samil area, but was sighted only twice throughout the entire study period. Notes are also given for Caltoris sp., Jamides cleodus cleodus C.&R. Felder, Nacaduba beroe (C.&R.Felder), Parnara guttata (Bremer & Grey), Potanthus sp., Rapala sp. and Spalgis epius IWestwood).

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

15

Issue

2

Page

151-161

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

illustrations

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

LEPIDOPTERA; INSECTA; SPECIES CHECKLIST; RECORDS; PHILIPPINES

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