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