Troides cuneifera, the Mountain Birdwing,[2] is a large butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
Being very similar to Troides amphrysus, the butterfly was originally described as Ornithoptera amphrisius var. cuneifera. The first to separate the two species was Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1889. In Sumatra and Java it is a highlands species occurring up to an altitude of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), but it occurs as low as 300 metres (980 ft) in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. The species is in decline in Sumatra and Java due to human activities such as increased cultivation.
Troides cuneifera tantalus remains one of the great mysteries of the birdwings. The taxon is known from only one male and one female. When described, the specimens were claimed to originate from Kala Bula Hills or Kala Bala Hills, north Borneo.
the species. Troides helena is a member of the helena species group. The members of this clade are: Troides helena (Linnaeus, 1758) Troides oblongomaculatus...
Troides aeacus, the golden birdwing, is a large tropical butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. Troides aeacus has a wingspan of...
Troides amphrysus, the Malay birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly in the genus Troides in the family Papilionidae. T. a. amphrysus (Java, Bali) T. a. ruficollis...
unpalatability. Troides minos is a member of the Troides aecus species group. The members of this clade are: Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder, 1860 Troides magellanus...
authors consider Troides plateni and Troides dohertyi as subspecies of T. rhadamantus. Troides rhadamantus is a member of the Troides aeacus species group...
realm Troides riedeli is a member of the Troides haliphron species group. The members of this clade are: Troides haliphron (Boisduval, 1836) Troides darsius...
Birdwings Trogonoptera T. brookiana T. trojana Troides T. aeacus T. amphrysus T. andromache T. criton T. cuneifera T. darsius T. dohertyi T. haliphron T. helena...
Troides staudingeri is a birdwing butterfly in the genus Troides in the family Papilionidae. It is known from Leti Island, Moa Island, Kisar Island, Babar...
Troides haliphron, the haliphron birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly confined to Sulawesi and the lesser Sunda Islands. Troides haliphron is sexually dimorphic...
(Gray, 1852) Distribution of Ornithoptera euphorion (in green) and other species of Ornithoptera in Australia Synonyms Troides euphorion Troides priamus...
Birdwings Trogonoptera T. brookiana T. trojana Troides T. aeacus T. amphrysus T. andromache T. criton T. cuneifera T. darsius T. dohertyi T. haliphron T. helena...
collections. Troides prattorum is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are: Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder, 1860 Troides magellanus...
(1983). A conservation study of the birdwing butterflies Ornithoptera and Troides (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in Papua New Guinea. Final report to the Department...
coat. Troides dohertyi is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are: Troides aeacus C. & R. Felder, 1860 Troides magellanus...
have been recorded feeding at flowers in numbers early in the morning. Troides Paradiseus Meridionalis, Rothschild, " Novitates Zoologicie," Vol. IV....
Monograph of the Birdwing Butterflies. The systematics of Ornithoptera, Troides and related genera. Vols 1 & 2. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press...
history notes on Troides plateni of Palawan, Philippines. Philippine Scientist 7:35-38 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Troides plateni. Wikispecies...
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