TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Troidini
Subtribus:Troidina
Genus: Ornithoptera
Subgenus: Ornithoptera
Species: Ornithoptera croesus
Subspecies: 1.Ornithoptera croesus croesus
Ornithoptera croesus croesus f. croesus (wallace,1859)
Ornithoptera croesus croesus f.helios (Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992)
Ornithoptera croesus croesus f.wallacei (Deslisle, 1993)
2.Ornithoptera croesus lydius (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
Ornithoptera croesus lydius f. toeantei (Parrott & Schmid, 1984)
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Ornithoptera c. croesus f. sananaensis (Tsukada & Nishiyama,1980) NOT OFFICIALLY DESCRIBED !
Ornithopter c. croesus f. kayoaensis INVALID NAME
CROESUS
1.Ornithoptera croesus croesus f. croesus ( Wallace, 1859 )
Bacan Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands , 01-VII-2004
Bacan Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands , 01-VII-2004
Bacan Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 12-III-1979
Bacan Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 12-III-1979
FORMAE:
male: f.berchmansi-f.biaureomaculata-f.boutoni-f.lydioides-f.kayoaensis-f.
female: f.bahmedi
LOCATION: Kasiruta, Mandioli, Bacan
FOODPLANTS: Aristolochiacae (Aristolochia)
Halmahera rainforest is 25000km², 80%original forest intact, 7 protected areas amounting 4880km² in extent.
Extreme fluctuation in population size, occurence less than 5000km² , that's why Endangered status.
f.andreae
Bacan Island
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Ornithoptera croesus croesus f. helios (Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992 )
Kasiruta Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 24-VIII-2004
Kasiruta Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 24-VIII-2004
Kasiruta Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands 24-VIII-2004
Kasiruta Island
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 24-VIII-2004
FORMAE:
f.atalli-f.berchmanni-f.foli
LOCATION: Indonesia, Maluku Islands, Kasiruta Island, Makira-Ulawa Province
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Ornithoptera croesus croesus f.wallacei (Deslisle, 1993)
Mandioli Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 01 - X - 2004
Mandioli Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 01 - X - 2004
Mandioli Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 01 - X - 2004
Mandioli Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 01 - X - 2004
2.Ornithoptera croesus ssp. lydius ( C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
Halmahera Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
Halmahera Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
Halmahera Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 14-XII-2022
Halmahera Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 14-XII-2022
FORMAE:
f.lydius-f.agatheae-f.boutoni*-f.fusca-f.jeannedarcae-f.laplantei-f.morotaiensis-f.nigra-f.nudus-f.oliveri*-f.pannis-f.perroni-f.toeantei-f.watsoni
LOCATION: Indonesia, Maluku Islands, Halmahera Island, Ternate Island(eruption 1983 not seen anymore), Tidore Island, Doi Island
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f.boutoni
Moluccas, Halmahera Island
f.oliveri
Moluccas, Halmahera Island
f.nigra
Moluccas, Halmahera Island
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Ornithoptera croesus lydius f. morotaiensis (Sumiyoshi,1989) = f. toeantei (Parrott & Schmid, 1984 )
Morotai Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
Morotai Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
Morotai Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
Morotai Island
Indonesia, Moluccas, 18-III-2023
FORMAE: berchmansi - boutoni
LOCATION: Morotai Island
f.boutoni / nigra
Halmahera Island
f.tusca
Morotai Island
f.boutoni
Halmahera Island
f.berchmansi/carinae
Halmahera Island
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