Palawan birdwing
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| Adult male (top) and female (bottom) dorsal surface | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Trogonoptera |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/TrogonopteraT. trojana
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| Template:Taxonomy/TrogonopteraTrogonoptera trojana (Staudinger, 1889)
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| The Palawan birdwing is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. | |
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Trogonoptera trojana, the Palawan birdwing or the Triangle birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. It is one of only two species in its genus, the other being the more widespread Rajah Brooke's birdwing, where the male has larger green markings on the hindwings. This species is included in CITES Appendix II,[2] restricting international export to those who have been granted a permit. The wingspan is approximately 18–19 cm (7.1–7.5 in).[2] The species may be observed flying at any point during the year. The larvae feed on Aristolochia.[2] It is a beautiful and large butterfly chosen as the "National butterfly of the Philippines",[n 1] symbolizing the country's rich biodiversity.
Taxonomy[edit]
Genus: Trogonoptera Rippon, 1890
- Species: Trogonoptera brookiana Wallace, 1855
- Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana (Wallace, 1855)
- Form: Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana f. brookiana Wallace, 1855
- Form: Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana f. julijae S.Hu, 2007
- Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana toshikii Kobayashi, 1991
- Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana akikoa Morita, 1994
- Subspecies: Trogonoptera brookiana brookiana (Wallace, 1855)
- Species: Trogonoptera trojana Honrath, 1886
Illustrations[edit]
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Males from Icones Ornithopterorum volume 2
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Females from Icones Ornithopterorum volume 2
References[edit]
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Butterfly Corner. Trogonoptera trojana. Accessed 21 May 2012
External links[edit]
Media related to Trogonoptera trojana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Trogonoptera trojana at Wikispecies
Notes[edit]
- ↑ “The Official National Butterfly of the Philippines respectively”
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