Golden Birdwing (Female)
Troides rhadamanthus rhadamanthus
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
The Golden Birdwing (Troides rhadamantus) is a birdwing butterfly (Papilionidae; Papilioninae; Troidini) that inhabits the Philippines.
Troides rhadamanthus rhadamanthus (Lucas, 1835) occurs in the Philippines except in Palawan, Balabac, Calamian, and Dumaran, where the endemic subspecies Dr. Platen's Birdwing (Troides rhadamanthus plateni (Staudinger, 1888)) occurs instead.
Recorded hostplants: Aristolochia sp. (Aristolochiaceae). Many species of Aristolochia are eaten by the caterpillar larvae of swallowtail butterflies, thus making themselves unpalatable to most predators.
Habitat:
Backyard adjacent to an open space.
Notes:
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troides_plateni
http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/philippine-butterflies.php
2012 Revised Checklist of the Butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) by Colin G. Treadaway and Heinz G. Schroeder
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