| van de Poll’s Birdwing | |
|---|---|
| Troides vandepolli honrathi female, upperside. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Troides |
| Species: | T. vandepollii |
| Binomial name | |
| Troides vandepolli Snellen, 1890 |
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Troides vandepolli is a montane birdwing butterfly occurring on Java and Sumatra. It is endemic for Indonesia and is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The species was named for Neervoort Jacob R. H. van de Poll
There are three subspecies , the nominate, honrathiana Martin, 1892 (montane plateau of Sumatra) and parrottei Deslisle, 1989 (S. Sumatra; Mt Dempo). They are named for Eduard Honrath and R.E.Parrott