Troides dohertyi
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 Troides dohertyi Male, upperside.
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| Troides dohertyi Rippon, 1903 |
The Talaud Black Birdwing Troides dohertyi is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Talaud and Sangihe islands. It is unique among birdwings, being almost entirely black on its upperside.The underside of the hindwing has the golden markings typical of Troides species.Rarely males have faint suggestions of gold colouration on the upper surface of their hindwing.Females may show yellow markings on their hindwings, and both sexes have whitish to tan stripes on their forewings It was named for William Doherty.
Troides dohertyi is Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).
Taxonomy Ranked as a subspecies of Troides rhadamantus by some authors.
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