Troides amphrysus (Cramer, [1779])

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Papilioninae → tribe Troidini → genus Troides → species Troides amphrysus

Species name(s)

Troides amphrysus (Cramer, [1779]) = Troides ruficollis = Troides euthydemus = Troides flavicollis = Troides olympia = Papilio amphrysus Cramer, [1779] = Troides amphrysys = Troides (Haugumia) amphrysys = Ornithoptera flavicollis Druce, 1873 = Troides amphrysus gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1902 = Troides amphrysus bruneicollis Fruhstorfer, 1899 = Ornithoptera amphrysus niasicus Fruhstorfer, 1898 = Ornithoptera amphrysus euthydemus Fruhstorfer , 1913 = Papilio amphrysus arasada Fruhstorfer , 1911 = Troides amphrysus joanae Parrott, 1989 = Troides amphrysus naokae Morita, 1996 = Troides amphrysus centralis Deslisle, 1993 = Ornithoptera flavicollis splendens Krüger, 1925 = Troides amphrysus chrysomelas Parrott & Schmidt, 1984 = Troides amphrysus kecilensis Schäffler, 1999. [9, 85, 187, PC]

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

Troides euthydemus; Troides flavicollis; Troides ruficollis; Troides olympia. [PC81].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Wingspan 135-160 mm. Male FW (fore - wing) as broad as long and comparatively broader than helena and aeacus, HW (hind - wing) marginal spots small and no black dusting, FW marked with grayish-yellow, at the end-cell as well as the streaks along the veins at beyond the cell towards the margin, except black veins. Female postdiscal spots on UpH are usually conjoined with marginal spots. [144].

Subspecies of Troides amphrysus

Troides amphrysus actinotia Jordan, 1909. [85]
T. a. amphrysus (Cramer, [1779]). [85]
T. a. arkumene Hayami, 1994. [85]
T. a. astrea Hayami, 1992. [85]
T. a. chrysomelas Parrott & Schmid, 1984. [85]
T. a. euthydemus (Fruhstorfer, 1913). [85]
T. a. flavicollis (Druce, 1873). [85]
T. a. gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1902. [9]
T. a. hilbert Hayami, 1992. [85]
T. a. kecilensis (Schäffler, 1999). [85]
T. a. kuris Kobayashi & Hayami, 1987. [85]
T. a. merah Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992. [85]
T. a. naokoae (Morita, 1996). [85]
T. a. niasicus Fruhstorfer, 1897. [85]
T. a. perintis Kobayashi, 1986. [85]
T. a. ruficollis (Butler, 1879). [85]
T. a. simeuluensis Ohya, 1985. [85]
T. a. vistara Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992. [85]
T. a. zeus Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Dmitriy Pozhogin, Alex Dumchus.

Text data: Dmitriy Pozhogin, Svetlana Shchavelina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
[144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
[PC81] Dmitriy Pozhogin