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Troides oblongomaculatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Troides oblongomaculatus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Troides

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Troides cuneifera, Troides prattorum, Troides criton, Troides haliphron, Troides vandepolli

Troides oblongomaculatus


Troides oblongomaculatus, the oblong-spotted birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in Indonesia and New Guinea.

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T. oblongomaculatus is the only Troides species found as far east as New Guinea. It has been assumed that the species originated in the Moluccas and later penetrated into Melanesia. It is a common species, the larva of which feed on Aristolochia tagala.

Subspecies

Nine subspecies are recognized. These are:

  • T. o. oblongomaculatus (Goeze, 1779) from Seram, Ambon, Saparua, Haruku, Seram Laut, Geser, Nusa Laut, Nusa Is.
  • T. o. thestius (Staudinger, 1896) from Salaya Is.
  • T. o. bouruensis (Wallace, 1865) from Buru Is., Sula Mangole
  • T. o. asartia (Rothschild, 1908) from Seram Laut Is.
  • T. o. bandensis Pagenstecher, 1904 from Banda Islands
  • T. o. hanno Fruhstorfer, 1904 from Gorong Is., Watubela Is., Kasiui Is., Tiffoor
  • T. o. papuensis (Wallace, 1865) from New Guinea
  • T. o. ilonae Schäffler, 1999 from Yapen Is.
  • T. o. cyclop Rumbucher & Schäffler, 2005 from Manipa Is., Kelang Is.

    • Troides oblongomaculatus is a member of the Troides helena species group. The members of this clade are:

  • Troides helena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Troides oblongomaculatus (Goeze, 1779)
  • Troides × celebensis (Wallace, 1865)

    • References

    Troides oblongomaculatus Wikipedia
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