TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
Familia: papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Troidini
Subtribus: Troidina
Genus: Ornithoptera
Subgenus: Schoenbergia
Species: 1.Ornithoptera goliath (Oberthür, 1888)
subspecies: 1a.Ornithoptera goliath goliath f.goliath (Oberthür,1894!)
=synonym Orn. goliath ukihidei (Hanafusa,1994)
1b. Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. atlas (Rothschild, 1908)
1c. Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. supremus (Röber, 1896)
1d. Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. titan (Grose-Smith, 1900)
2.Ornithoptera goliath procus (Rothschild, 1914)
3.Ornithoptera goliath samson (Niepelt, 1913)
4.Ornithoptera goliath sorongensis (Morita & Surgiyama,1998)
note: Ornithoptera goliath naturalis (Attal, 2019) invalid name
GOLIATH
1a.Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. goliath (oberthür, 1894) ( = 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
FORMAE:
f.goliath-f.atlas-f.supremus-f.titan
LOCATION: Yapen Island
foodplants: Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochia)
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1b.Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. atlas (Rothschild, 1908)
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-VI-2004
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-VI-2004
FORMAE:
male:
f.aurata-f.confluenta-f.edouardei-f.jeromei-f.letiranti-f.primitus-f.sanguismaculata-f.sumilei
female:
f.amandae-f.inaurareus-f.mirificus-f.praeclarus-f.roseus-f.rubra-f.samson-f.schmidi-f.solaris-f.subalbus-f.tenebricosus
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea; enarotali,Etna Bay, Fakfak, Jayawijaya Mts, Katimin, Kobowre Mts, Manokwari, Mapia, Lake Paniai, Tembagapura, Wamena, Wandammen Peninsula, Yamur Lake,
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1c. Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. 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
FORMAE:
male:
f. titan - f.aurata-f.confluenta-f.edouardei-f.kurtrunbucheri-f.malummaculata-f.sanguismaculata
female:
f.amandae-f.angelicus-f.huonensis-f.schmidi
LOCATION: Jayapura, Mist Camp,
f.titan
Arfak Mountains
coll. Patrice Tillet
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1d. Ornithoptera goliath goliath f. 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
FORMAE:
LOCATION:
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2.Ornithoptera goliath 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
FORMAE:
male:
f.confluenta-f.goudreaulti-f.jeromei-f.moustacheus-f.primitus-f.nigrocellatus
female:
f.albopuncta-f.okai
LOCATION: Seram Island
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3. Ornithoptera goliath 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
FORMAE: samson - joicey
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea; Arfak Mats, Anggi Lakes, Bikela, Manokwari, Meni, Minyambow, Mt. Mebo, Sirjio
f.joicey
Arfak Mountains
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4.Ornithoptera goliath sorongensis ( Morita & Surgiyama, 1998 )
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 14-X-2003 coll. W. Cherlad
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 14-X-2003
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 01-XI-2015
Sorong
Southwest Papua, 01-XI-2015
FORMAE:
LOCATION: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Sorong.
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INVALID FORM ? Ornithoptera goliath naturalis ( Attal, 2019)
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua,
coll. Patrice Tillet
Waigeo
coll. Jens Jakusch
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua,
Coll. Patrice Tillet
Waigeo
coll. Jens Jakusch
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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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