Oblong-spotted birdwing | |
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T. o. papuensis, male from Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Troides |
Species: | T. oblongomaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Troides oblongomaculatus (Goeze, 1779)
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Troides oblongomaculatus, the oblong-spotted birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in Indonesia and New Guinea.
T. oblongomaculatus is the only Troides species found as far east as New Guinea. It has been assumed[by whom?] that the species originated in the Moluccas and later penetrated into Melanesia. It is a common species, the larva of which feed on Aristolochia tagala.
Nine subspecies are recognized.[2] These are:
Troides oblongomaculatus is a member of the Troides helena species group. The members of this clade are: