It is similar to the female of O. goliath procus (e.g. individual 01059), which is also distributed on the same Seram Island. This may be an example of Müllerian mimicry, in which toxic species resemble each other to facilitate learning by their natural enemies (mainly birds). (Yasui).
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| Box number | 017 |
| Specimen number | 00139 |
| Box-Specimen | 017-00139 |
| Scientific name | Ornithoptera priamus priamus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Sex | f |
| Collection date | 19801219 |
| Collection site | Ambon I., Maluku, Indonesia |
| legit (collector) | unknown |
| Variation | |
| Plate No. in Ohya (1983) and others |