The series of subapical to submarginal spots of the forewings and the yellow coloration of the hindwings are spectacular. This specimen seems to be a Müllerian mimic of a sympatric female of O. paradisea chrysanthemum. (Yasui)
113-01109
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| Box number | 113 |
| Specimen number | 01109 |
| Box-Specimen | 113-01109 |
| Scientific name | Ornithoptera goliath samson Niepelt, 1913 |
| Sex | f |
| Collection date | 199708** |
| Collection site | Arfak Mts., Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
| legit (collector) | unknown |
| Variation | ♀f. samson Niepelt, 1913（前翅の中室斑を欠如する型。本種では稀） |
| Plate No. in Ohya (1983) and others |