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=== Insects ===
Insects were carefully studied on the peninsula. For example, throughout inventories 135 species of butterflies were identified, of which 84 are endemic to Madagascar. Four butterfly species were newly discovered.
213 ant species were collected just in the western part of Masoala. Due to current studies by other teams, that list might be even extended. Masoala might be the ant richest site in the world.
In addition there are also:
* 140 ichneumon species, for example wasps
* 97 species of beetles
* 32 species of tiger beetles
== The best fauna most visible to tourists ==
