TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
GOLIATH
1.Ornithoptera goliath ssp.goliath (F: Oberthür, 1888 M: J.&Talbot,1917) ( = syn. o. g. ukihidei )
Yapen,
Northwest Papua, 12-V-2004
Yapen,
Northwest Papua, 12-V-2004
Yapen,
Northwest Papua, 12-V-2004
Yapen,
Northwest Papua, 12-V-2004
FORMS:
MALE:
f.malummaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Waigeo Island (Irian Jaya)
TYPE LOCALITY: Waigiou? , Irian Jaya, Indonesia
= f.loc. ukihidei (Hanafusa, 1994)
FORMS: (ukihidei)
MALE:
f.edouardei (Deslisle, 1995)-f.goudreaulti (Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)
DISTRIBUTION: Yapen Island
TYPE LOCALITY: Yapen Island (500-600m) Irian Jaya, Indonesia
f.aurata/edouardei
Waigeo Islands
b) Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. loc. atlas (Rothschild, 1908)
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-VI-2004
coll:WalletoBeyondArt
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 04-V-2017
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-VI-2004
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-VI-2004
FORMS:
male:
f.aurora (Rousseau-Decelle,1935)-f.confluenta (Haugum&Low, 1979)-f.edouardei (Deslisle, 1995)
f.letiranti (Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)-f.jeromei (Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)-f.primitus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
f.sumulei (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.sanguismaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.samson (Niepelt, 1913)
FEMALE:
f.samson (Niepelt, 1913)-f.schmidi (Haugum&Low,1979)-f.amandae (Deslisle,2004)-f.rubra (Dufek&Schäffler, 2006)
f.solaris (Dufek&Schäffler, 2006)-f.subalbus (Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)-f.mirificus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
f.inauareus (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.roseus (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.praeclarus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
f.tenebricosus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia: Salawati Island, mainland Irian Jaya; Sorong, Doberai Peninsula, Bomberai Peninsula, Arfak Mts (near manokwari, Meni, Minyambow, Dimaisi, Mt Mebo, Ikumabou, Menti, Anggi Gigi-Gita area, Sirjo, Mismel, Bikela) Onin Peninsula, Etna Bay area, Nabire, Lake Yamur area, wondiboi Mts, Kobowre Mts, Mapia, Lake Panai area, Enarotali, Tembagapura, Jayawija Mts, Wamena, Upper Baliem River area
TYPE LOCALITY: Kapaur (=Fak Fak), South-west Dutch New Guinea
c) Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. loc. supremus ( Röber, 1896 )
Garni Watut
papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, 01-VIII-2003
Garni Watut
papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, 01-VIII-2003
Garni Watut
papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, 01-VIII-2003
Garni Watut
papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, 01-VIII-2003
FORMS:
MALE:
f.aurata (Rousseau-Decelle,1935)-f.confluenta (Haugum&Low, 1979)-f.edouardei (Deslisle, 1995)
f.sanguismaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.malummaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.kurtrunburcheri (Deslisle&Sclavo)
FEMALE:
f.schmidi (Haugum&Low, 1979)-f.amandae (Deslisle, 2004)-f.huonensis (Deslisle&Sclavo)
f.angelicus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia: Irian Jaya. Jayapura.
PNG: Vanimo Valley, West of Sepik Province; Toricelli Mts, East of Sepik Province: Prince Alexander Mts (Maprik), Ramu River area, Adelbert Range, Astrolabe Bay area (Bogadjim (=Constantinhafen), Bongu, Ileg (=Stephansort), Finisterre Mts, Huon Penninsula (Saruwaged Range, Sattelburg, Finschhafen), Markham River area, Lae, (Buram,Damun, Simbang, Yilin)
TYPE LOCALITY: Near Bongu, (near Constantinhafen) New Guinea
d) Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. loc. titan ( Grose-Smith, 1900 )
Morobe Province
Papua New Guinea, 26-III-2022
Morobe Province
Papua New Guinea, 26-III-2022
Morobe Province,
papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Papua New Guinea
FORMS:
MALE:
f.aurata (Rousseau-Decelle,1935)-f.confluenta (Haugum&Low, 1979)-f.goudreaulti (Deslisle&Sclavo, 2008)
f.gottsi (Deslisle& Sclavo, 2008)-f.sanguismaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.malummaculata (Deslisle&Sclavo)
f.infrarubrum (Deslisle&Sclavo)
FEMALE:
f.amandae (Deslisle, 2004)
DISTRIBUTION: PNG: Victor Emanuel Mts, kikori R.area, Schrader Mts, Bismarck Mts, Haia Mission, Chimbu Valley, Goroka, Kratke Range, Waria and Mambare River area, Popondatta, Hydrographer Mts, West Sepik, West and East Highland, Northern, East and Central Provinces, Aseki, Gumi, Mt Sam Sam, Sambio N°2, Watut River area, Snake RIver area, Bulolo, Manki Ridge, Wau, Kuper Range, Upper Waria River area, Upper Mambare River area, Kokoba, Voivoro, Hydrographer Mts, Afore, Tufi, Owen Stanley Range, Upper Aroa River, Vanapa River area, Port Moresby, Sogeri, Buchanan, Milne Bay area, Goodenough Island
type locality: Buchanan, inland from Kapa Kapa, Central Province, PNG; F:Aroa River
e) Ornithoptera goliath goliath f.loc. samson ( Niepelt, 1913 )
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 01-VI-2001
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 01-VI-2001
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 01-VI-2013
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 01-VI-2013
FORMS:
MALE:
f.samson -f. joicey
DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea; Arfak Mats, Anggi Lakes, Bikela, Manokwari, Meni, Minyambow, Mt. Mebo, Sirjio
f.joicey
Arfak Mountains
f. solaris
Arfak Mountains
2.Ornithoptera goliath ssp.procus ( Rothschild, 1914 )
Seram Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-VI-2003
Seram Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-III-2016
Seram Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-III-2022
Seram Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-VI-2003
FORMS:
MALE:
f.confluenta (haugum&Low, 1979)-f.moustacheus (Deslisle, 2004)-f.goudreaulti (Deslisle&Sclavo, 2008)
f.jeromei (Deslisle&Sclavo, 2008)-f.primitus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
FEMALE:
f.albopuncta (Ohya, 1983)-f.okai (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia: Ceram Island: Manusela Mountains (Mts Binaiya,Piliana and Makariki- Occurring at 600-1000m
TYPE LOCALITY: Above 1000m, in Central Ceram Island, Mansuela Range
(?)Ornithoptera goliath sorongensis ( Morita & Surgiyama, 1998 )
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 14-X-2003 coll. W. Cherlad
Sorong,
Southwest Papua, 14-X-1998
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 01-XI-2015
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 01-XI-2015
FORMAE:
LOCATION: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Sorong.
Waigeo Island
Indonesia,
coll. Patrice Tillet
Waigeo Island
West-Papua,
Coll. Patrice Tillet
INVALID FORM ? Ornithoptera goliath naturalis ( Attal, 2019)
Waigeo Island
coll. Jens Jakusch
Waigeo Island
coll. Jens Jakusch
SYNONYM GOLIATH GOLIATH <= Ornithoptera goliath ukihidei ( Hanafusa, 1994 )
Yapen
Northwest-Papua, 12-V-2004
Yapen
Northwest-Papua, 12-V-2004
Yapen
Northwest-Papua, 06-VII-2019
Yapen
Northwest-Papua, 03-6-VII-2019
FORMAE:
male:
female:
LOCATION: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Yapen Island, alt. 500-600 m.
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f.loc. ? Sayang Island, Indonesia, Irian Jaya
3.Ornithoptera goliath ssp. hueberni ( Rumbucher, 1973 )
Goodenough Island,
Papua New Guinea
credits: Patrice Tillet
Goodenough Island
Papua New Guinea