Troides prattorum

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Buru opalescent birdwing
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Troides prattorum plate by A.E.Pratt which accompanied the original description
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species:
T. prattorum
Binomial name
Troides prattorum
(Joicey & Talbot,1922)

Troides prattorum, the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

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Troides prattorum is a butterfly with a large wingspan, varying from 150 mm to 170 mm with a black body.

The forewings are black in the male, dark brown or black in the female with veins edged with white. The hindwings are seen yellow or green or blue by an optical effect. They are veined with black and edged with a black festoon.

Females are larger than males

It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is still very rare in collections. [1]

Troides prattorum is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are:

References

  1. 1 2 Böhm, M. (2018). "Troides prattorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22315A91185935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22315A91185935.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.