Since 02868, there have been a series of unusual variants, but this one is the most extreme. The translucent golden spots on the hind wings are fragmented and form a complex pattern. I wonder if the same variant exists even if a type name is assigned. (Yasui)
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| Box number | 254 |
| Specimen number | 02872 |
| Box-Specimen | 254-02872 |
| Scientific name | Troides oblongomaculatus oblongomaculatus (Goeze, 1779) |
| Sex | m |
| Collection date | 197708** |
| Collection site | Ambon I., Maluku, Indonesia |
| legit (collector) | unknown |
| Variation | ♂f. melania Ohya, 1983 (Holotype) （後翅の翅室斑は著しく小さい上、中室と第4室は完全に黒化する型） |
| Plate No. in Ohya (1983) and others | Pl. 109, No. 5 |