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Troides rhadamantus
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Golden birdwing, Conservation status ...
Golden birdwing | |
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Male, upperside | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Troides |
Species: | T. rhadamantus |
Binomial name | |
Troides rhadamantus (H. Lucas, 1835) | |
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