Troides haliphron

Haliphron Birdwing
Troides haliphron Male, upperside.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species: T. haliphron
Binomial name
Troides haliphron
(Boisduval), 1836

Troides haliphron is a birdwing butterfly confined to Sulawesi and the lesser Sunda Islands.

Taxonomy

Troides staudingeri has at times been considered a subspecies of Troides haliphron. Subspecies celebensis-the status of this taxon is uncertain. It has been placed within Troides criton, and Troides oblongomaculata. It may be a hybrid with Troides helena hephaestus.

Subspecies

A number of other subspecies have been described from different islands. They are:

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