Haliphron-Species-Group

Haliphron-Species-Group

(Seven species belonging to this group)

1) Troides (Troides) darsius (Gray, 1853) (1 subspecies)

2) Troides (Troides) vandepolli (Snellen, 1890) (3 subspecies)

3) Troides (Troides) criton (Felder, 1860) (2 subspecies)

4) Troides (Troides) riedeli (Kirsch, 1885) (1 subspecies)

5) Troides (Troides) plato (Wallace, 1865) (1 subspecies)

6) Troides (Troides) haliphron (Boisduval, 1836) (6 subspecies, 1 subspecies (?), 1 local form)

7) Troides (Troides) staudingeri (Röber, 1888) (6 subspecies)

(Characteristics)

1. Small to medium-sized species with a limited distribution, except for Troides haliphron.
2. The wingspan of FW narrow with long anterior margin and a short inner margin. HW has a long inner margin, but anal angle is not pointed.
3. The semi-translucent golden patch on HW of ♂ is very small.
4. The upper surface of abdomen of ♂ is black or blackish brown, while the under surface is speckled with black and yellow.