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Golden Birdwing

Troides rhadamantus rhadamantus

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Papilionidae; Papilioninae; Troidini; Troides rhadamantus rhadamantus Lucas 1835. "Troides rhadamantus, the golden birdwing, 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."

Habitat:

Spotted visiting Dwarf Santan (Ixora coccinea) in our front yard. This plant is locally known as Santan-pula.
Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Santan.html

Reference Links:

Troides rhadamantus (Lucas 1835)-Encyclopedia of Life, Troides rhadamantus - Wikipedia, Butterflies in the Philippines

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PublishedAugust 13, 2022

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