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Birdwing
Birdwings are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera ''Trogonoptera'', ''Troides'', and ''Ornithoptera''. Most recent authorities recognise 36 species, however, this is debated, and some authorities include additional genera. Birdwings are named for their exceptional size, angular wings, and birdlike flight. They are found across tropical Asia, mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia, and Australasia. Included among the birdwings are some of the largest butterflies in the world: the largest, Queen Alexandra's birdwing; the second largest, the Goliath birdwing; the largest butterfly endemic to Australia, the Cairns birdwing; and the largest butterfly in India, the southern birdwing. Another well-known species is Rajah Brooke's birdwing, a particularly attractive species named after Sir James Brooke, the first White Rajah of 19th-century Sarawak. Due to their size and brightly coloured males, they are popular among collectors of butterflies, but all b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
''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 cm to 28 cm (9.8 inches to 11 inches). This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species is endangered and one of only three insects (the other two being butterflies as well) to be listed on Appendix I of CITES, making commercial international trade illegal.CITES appendices I, II and III official website History The species was discovered in 1906 by , a collector employed by |
Troides Magellanus
''Troides magellanus'', the Magellan birdwing, is a large and striking 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. Description Male: The forewings are ground colour black. The veins are bordered by white. The underside of the forewings is very similar to the upperside, but some veins are bordered by yellow. The hindwings are golden yellow. The veins and the marginal edge of the hindwing are black. The golden area has an opal, green or blue colour at a certain angle. The underside of the hindwing is very similar to the upperside and also has the optical effect. The body (abdomen) is yellowish, but the underside is yellow. Head and thorax are black. Female: is sexually dimorphic. The female is larger than the male. The ground colour of the female is dark brown to black. The veins are bordered by white colour shading. There is a golden area with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Cuneifera
''Troides cuneifera'', the Mountain Birdwing,Ek-Amnuay, P. (2012). Butterflies of Thailand. 2nd Edition (English) is a large butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Being very similar to '' Troides amphrysus'', the butterfly was originally described as ''Ornithoptera amphrisius'' var. ''cuneifera''. The first to separate the two species was Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1889. In Sumatra and Java it is a highlands species occurring up to an altitude of , but it occurs as low as in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. The species is in decline in Sumatra and Java due to human activities such as increased cultivation. ''Troides cuneifera tantalus'' remains one of the great mysteries of the birdwings. The taxon is known from only one male and one female. When described, the specimens were claimed to originate from Kala Bula Hills or Kala Bala Hills, north Borneo. Description ''Troides cuneifera'' is se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns Birdwing
''Ornithoptera euphorion'', the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. Other common names include Cooktown birdwing and northern birdwing.Braby (2004) p. 124 The names Cairns and Cooktown in its common name reference the Australian cities in the region where this butterfly is found. Description The wingspan can be up to in females, and in males. A closely allied species, the New Guinea or Priam's birdwing ('' Ornithoptera priamus'') reaches and is the largest butterfly species found in Australia, but it is not endemic. ''O. euphorion'' is quite closely related to '' O. richmondia'', differing by its greater size and more extensive green markings in the male. Males have a predominantly black upper wing with emerald green flashes, however the female lacks the green colouring, having a plain black upper wing with white patches. The female is the larger of the two sexes. There was a spectacu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
''Trogonoptera brookiana'', Rajah Brooke's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly from the rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Natuna, Sumatra, and various small islands west of Sumatra ( Banyak, Simeulue, Batu and Mentawai).ARKivRajah Brooke’s birdwing. Accessed 20 May 2012 The butterfly was named by the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, after James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. The larval host plants are '' Aristolochia acuminata'' and '' A. foveolata''. Adults sip flower nectar from plants such as ''Bauhinia''. Rajah Brooke's birdwing is a protected species, listed under Appendix II of CITES, meaning that international export is restricted to those who have been granted a permit. It is the national butterfly of Malaysia. Accessed 20 May 2012 Description |
Troides Dohertyi
''Troides dohertyi'', the Talaud black birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Talaud and Sangihe islands. This species is ranked as a subspecies of '' Troides rhadamantus'' by some authors. Description Size range: 140 to 160 mm (females) wingspan. Male: The male is unique among birdwings, being almost entirely black on the upperside forewings and hindwings. The underside of the hindwing has the golden markings typical of ''Troides'' species but sometimes reduced. Rarely males have faint suggestions of gold colouration on the upper surface of their hindwing. Females may show yellow markings on their hindwings, and both sexes have whitish to tan stripes on their forewings (veins are bordered by white colour). Female: is sexually dimorphic. The female covers the upper range of the wingspan. It is significantly larger than the male. The basic colour of the female is dark brown. The veins are bordered by white. There is a small yellow area with dark veins on the hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Criton
''Troides criton'', the Criton birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found on the islands of Morotai, Halmahera, Bali, Bacan, Ternate and Obi in Indonesia. Description ''Troides criton'' is sexually dimorphic. Male: The ground colour of the forewings is black. A large discal golden area has veins are black veins. The underside is very similar. Female: In the female some of the veins are bordered by white. There is a chain of internervular black spots in the golden area. The underside is very similar. In both sexes the abdomen is brown with a yellow underside. The head and thorax are black and the underside of thorax has a red hair. PompeopteraCritonRippon.jpg, PompeopteraCriton2Rippon.jpg, NovaraExpZoologischeTheilLepidopteraAtlasTaf4.jpg, Subspecies *''Troides criton criton'' Sulawesi, Moluccas, Morotai, Ternate, Tidore, Halmahera, Kasiruta, Sula Islands, Bacan *''Troides criton critonides'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) Obi Islands Related species ''Troides criton'' is a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Aeacus
''Troides aeacus'', the golden birdwing, is a large tropical butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. Description ''Troides aeacus'' has a wingspan of about but can be as large as 194 mm. In the males the forewings are black, with veins bordered by whitish colour, while the hindwings are bright yellow. The underside of the wings is quite similar to the upside. The females are larger than the males and have dark-brown or black wings. Head, thorax and abdomen of this butterfly are mainly black, with small red patches on the thorax and a yellow underside of the abdomen. Caterpillars are pale brown, with long protrusions resembling thorns. They mainly feed on ''Aristolochia'' and ''Thottea'' species (''Aristolochiaceae''). ''Troides aeacus'' closely resembles ''Troides helena cerebrus'' and differs as follows: Upperside, ''forewing'': the pale adnervular streaks more prominent, in some specimens extended into the cell along the outer half of the subcostal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Hypolitus
''Troides hypolitus'', the Rippon's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Moluccas and Sulawesi. It is not significantly threatened, but it is protected. ''Troides hypolitus'' is a butterfly from the Australasian and Indomalayan realms. The first description was in 1775 by Pieter Cramer. This butterfly is a member of the family Papilionidae. ''Troides hypolitus'' is black. It has a chain of golden spots on the hindwings. The females are dark brown and they are bigger than the males. Description The wingspan is from 180 to 200 mm. The male's forewings are black. Some veins are bordered by white colour. The underside is very similar to the upperside. The hindwings are grey. The outer edge is black and it contains a chain of golden spots. The veins are black. The underside is similar to the upperside, but the basic colour is white. The body (abdomen) is black and yellow, but the underside is white and yellowish. It looks like a wasp. Head and thorax are black. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Prattorum
''Troides prattorum'', the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is still very rare in collections. Related species ''Troides prattorum'' is a member of the ''Troides aeacus'' species group. The members of this clade are: *''Troides aeacus'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 *''Troides magellanus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *''Troides minos'' (Cramer, 779 *''Troides rhadamantus'' (Lucas, 1835) *''Troides dohertyi'' (Rippon, 1893) *''Troides prattorum'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) References ARKivePhotos and more information *Ohya, Takashi,1980) ''Troides prattorum''. ''Rhopalocerists' Magazine'' 4(4):5-10, plate. *Kurt Rumbucher; Béla von Knötgen, 1999 Part.6, Papilionidae. 3, Troides. 1 ''aeacus''- group in Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Eds. ''Butterflies of the World'' Keltern: Goecke & Evers 1999. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Rhadamantus
''Troides rhadamantus'', the golden birdwing, 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''. Related species ''Troides rhadamantus'' is a member of the ''Troides aeacus'' species group. The members of this clade are: *''Troides aeacus'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860) *''Troides magellanus'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862) *''Troides minos'' (Cramer, 779 *''Troides rhadamantus'' (H. Lucas, 1835) *''Troides dohertyi'' (Rippon, 1893) *''Troides prattorum ''Troides prattorum'', the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is ...'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troides Haliphron
''Troides haliphron'', the haliphron birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly confined to Sulawesi and the lesser Sunda Islands. Description ''Troides haliphron'' is sexually dimorphic. Male: The forewings are ground colour black. The veins are bordered by white shading. The hindwings are ground colour black. There is a golden band in the discal area of the wing. The veins are black and they cleave the golden area. The underside is similar. Female: The female is larger than the male. The ground colour of the female is brown. The veins are bordered by white shading. There is a yellow area with dark veins on the hindwings. There is one chain of black spots is in the yellow area. The underside is similar. The abdomen is dark brown, and the underside has yellow spots. Head and thorax are black. The nape has a red hair coat. Image:TroidesHaliphronRippon.jpg, Image:TroidesHaliphron2Rippon.jpg, Taxonomy ''Troides staudingeri'' has at times been considered a subspecies of ''Troides ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
