''Troides'' is a genus of
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 ...
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
, comprising species found in the
Indian subcontinent,
southeast Asia, and
Oceania.
Species
Twenty species are recognized:
: subgenus: ''Ripponia''
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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 real ...
'' – Rippon's birdwing
: subgenus: ''Troides''
:: species group: ''Troides aeacus''
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Troides aeacus'' – golden birdwing
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Troides dohertyi'' – Talaud black birdwing
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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 15 ...
'' – Magellan birdwing
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Troides minos'' – southern birdwing
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Troides plateni'' – Dr. Platen's birdwing
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Troides prattorum'' – Buru opalescent birdwing
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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 ' ...
'' – golden birdwing
:: species group: ''Troides amphrysus''
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Troides amphrysus
''Troides amphrysus'', the Malay birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly in the genus ''Troides'' in the family Papilionidae.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
*''T. a. amphrysus'' (Java, Bali)
*''T. a. ruficollis'' (Butler, 1879 (Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Bur ...
'' – Malay birdwing
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Troides andromache
''Troides andromache'', the Borneo birdwing , is a species of butterfly in the family (biology), family Papilionidae. It is Endemic species, found only in Borneo.
Description
The wingspan ranges from 150 to 180 mm (female), the hindwings ...
'' – Borneo birdwing
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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 ...
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Troides miranda'' – Miranda birdwing
:: species group: ''Troides haliphron''
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Troides criton'' – Criton birdwing
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Troides darsius'' – Sri Lankan birdwing
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Troides haliphron'' – haliphron birdwing
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Troides plato'' – silver birdwing
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Troides riedeli'' – Riedel's birdwing
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Troides staudingeri''
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Troides vandepolli'' – van de Poll's birdwing
:: species group: ''Troides helena''
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Troides helena'' – common birdwing
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Troides oblongomaculatus
''Troides oblongomaculatus'', the oblong-spotted birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in Indonesia and New Guinea.
''T. oblongomaculatus'' is the only ''Troides'' species found as far east as New Guinea. It has been assumed that the species ...
'' – oblong-spotted birdwing
References
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Butterfly genera
Papilionidae
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner