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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Trogonoptera

Higher classification
  
Trogonoptera

Phylum
  
Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Trogonoptera brookiana

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Butterfly, Insect, Swallowtail butterfly, Ornithoptera priamus, Butterflies and moths

Rajah Brooke's birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) 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). 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.

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Description

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Both sexes resemble the more restricted relative, the Palawan birdwing, but males of Rajah Brooke's birdwing have more green to the hindwings. The wingspan of Rajah Brooke's birdwing is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in). The wings of males are mainly black. Each forewing has seven tooth-shaped electric-green markings, while there is a relatively large electric-green patch on the hindwings. The head is bright red and the body is black with red markings. The wings of females are browner with prominent white flashes at the tips of the forewings and at the base of the hindwings.

Taxonomy

Genus: Trogonoptera Rippon, 1890

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Species: Trogonoptera brookiana Wallace, 1855Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana (Wallace, 1855)Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana f. brookiana Wallace, 1855Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana f. julijae S.Hu, 2007Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana toshikii Kobayashi, 1991Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana akikoa Morita, 1994Species: Trogonoptera trojana Honrath, 1886
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References

Trogonoptera brookiana Wikipedia


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