Troides oblongomaculatus
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Troides oblongomaculatus 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 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
.
are recognized. These are:
Birdwing
Birdwings are papilionid butterflies native to the Indian Subcontinent, mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia, and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Some authorities include additional genera...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
.
T. oblongomaculatus is the only Troides species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
found as far east as New Guinea. It has been assumed that the species originated in the Moluccas and later penetrated into Melanesia
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
. It is a common species, the larva of which feed on Aristolochia tagala
Aristolochia tagala
Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe.-Distribution:It is widely distributed: the distribution is from the Himalaya to Sri Lanka through South East Asia and China, to Oceania...
.
Subspecies
Seven subspeciesSubspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
are recognized. These are:
- T. o. oblongomaculatus (Goeze, 1779) from Seram, Ambon, Saparua, Haruku, Seram Laut, Geser, Nusa Laut, Nusa Is.
- T. o. thestius (Staudinger, 1895) from Salaya island.
- T. o. bouruensis (Wallace) from Buru Is., Sula Mangole.
- T. o. asartia (Rothschild, 1908) from Seram Laut Is.
- T. o. bandensis (Pagenstecher, 1904) from Banda Islands
- T. o. hanno (Fruhstorfer, 1904) from Gorong Is., Watubela Is., Kasiui Is., Tiffoor
- T. o. papuensis (Wallace, 1865) from New GuineaNew GuineaNew Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
External links
- Ngypal Systematics and images.