Troides riedeli

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Riedel's birdwing
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species:
T. riedeli
Binomial name
Troides riedeli
Kirsch, 1885

Troides riedeli, or Riedel's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Tanimbar Islands, part of the Maluku Islands archipelago in Indonesia.

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Very little is known of the life history and distribution.

Biogeographic realm

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Plate from Icones Ornithopterorum

Australasian realm

Troides riedeli is a member of the Troides haliphron species group. The members of this clade are:

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References

  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.