Biology:Troides rhadamantus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Golden birdwing
Rhadamantus P3060006.jpg
Male, upperside
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species:
T. rhadamantus
Binomial name
Troides rhadamantus
(H. Lucas, 1835)
Golden Birdwing flying, captured in Luzon, Philippines
Troides rhadamantus flying, captured in Luzon, Philippines

Troides rhadamantus, the golden birdwing,[2] 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:

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q774641 entry