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Golden Birdwing

Troides aeacus

Photo by Mick G
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized captive butterfly in a butrterfly conservatory.

Habitat:

Clinton Conservatory in The Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Coral Gables Florida USA.

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Troides aeacus

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Birdwing

Troides aeacus
LennyWorthington
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Comments (2)
Mick G
Thank you @LennyWorthington. Thanks for the background info too.
LennyWorthington
There are several Birdwings here in Asia. The upper wing in your photos are rather worn suggesting T.aeacus aeacus male The distribution in Asia is Bhutan.Nepal,Northeast India(Sikkim,Assam)Myanmar(Once Burma)and throughout Thailand.

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PublishedApril 29, 2013

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