TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
familia: papilionidae
subfamilia: papilioninae
tribus: troidini
subtribus: troidina
genus: Ornithoptera
subgenus: Ornithoptera
Species: Ornithoptera priamus
under construction
subspecies:
1.Ornithoptera priamus priamus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2.Ornithoptera priamus admiralitatis (Rothschild, 1915)
4.Ornithoptera priamus arruana ( C.&R.Felder, 1859)
5.Ornithoptera priamus boisduvalii (Montrouzier, 1856)
6.Ornithoptera priamus bornemanni (Pagenstecher, 1894)
7.Ornithoptera priamus caelestis (Rothschild, 1898)
8.Ornithoptera priamus demophanes (Frühstorfer, 1913)
9.Ornithoptera priamus euphorion (Gray, 1853)
10.Ornithoptera priamus hecuba (Röber, 1891)
as formae: f.Ornithoptera priamus albireo (Kobayashi& Hayani, 1987)
11.Ornithoptera priamus impensus (Parrott, 1990) status?
12.Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei (Moulds, 1974)
as formae: f. Ornithoptera priamus kasandra (Kobayashi,1994) (sometimes as ssp. of p.priamus)
f. Ornithoptera priamus gebeensis (Parrott, 1990) (sometimes as ssp. of p.priamus)
13.Ornithoptera priamus miokensis (Ribbe, 1898)
14.Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Doubleday, 1847)
as formae: f. Ornithoptera priamus pronomus (Gay, 1853) (sometimes as ssp. of p.priamus)
f. Ornithoptera priamus teucrus (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) (sometimes as ssp. of p.priamus)
15.Ornithoptera priamus richmondia ( Gray, 1853 )
16.Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus (Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
PRIAMUS
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Bart Laurijssens
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1.Ornithoptera priamus priamus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
Seram Island
Indonesia, Moluka Islands, 01-VIII-2002
Ambon
Indonesia, Moluka Islands, 07-III-2022
FORMAE: f.priamus-f.sclavoi - f.addenda*
LOCATION: Indonesia, Seram Island, Saparua, Ambon, Yapen, Kelang, Haruku
Seram Island
Indonesia, Moluka Islands, 01-VIII-2002
Seram Island
Indonesia, Moluka Islands, 01-IX-2001
f.addenda
Moluka Islands, Seram Island
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2.Ornithoptera priamus admiralitatis ( Rothschild, 1915 )
Manus Island
Northern Papua New Guinea, 12-II-1996
Manus Island
Northern Papua New Guinea, 14-X-2021
Manus Island
Northern Papua New Guinea, 12-II-1996
Manus Island
Northern Papua New Guinea, 14-X-2021
FORMAE:
male: f.cassandra-f.moineri-f.radiata
LOCATION: Admiralty Islands, Manus and nearby smaller islands, Papua New Guinea
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3.Ornithoptera priamus albireo ( Kobayashi & Hayami, 1987 )
Kur Island, Pulau-Pulau Kur
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-VI-2005
Kur Island, Pulau-Pulau Kur
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 23-X-2004
Kur Island, Pulau-Pulau Kur
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-VI-2005
Kur Island, Pulau-Pulau Kur
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 23-X-2004
FORMAE: -
LOCATION: Indonesia, Pulau-Pulau Kur, Tayandu Islands,
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4.Ornithoptera priamus arruana (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1859 )
Aru Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-XII-2017
Aru Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-XII-2017
Aru Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-X-2021
Aru Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, 01-XII-2017
FORMAE:
male: f.aureopunctata-f.caramalei-f.chrysophila-f.cronius-f.divina-f.eumaeus-f.transiens-f.viridocellularis-f.viridodentis
f.radiata* - f.cronius*
female: f.lemouti-f.pseudohecuba-f.radialei
LOCATION: Indonesia, Aru islands, Wokam
f.pegasus
Maluku Prov., Aru Island
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f.radiata/cronius
Maluku Prov.,Aru Island
5.Ornithoptera priamus boisduvali ( Montrouzier, 1856 )
Woodlark Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 16-IV-2021
Woodlark Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 21-IV-2021
Woodlark Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 18-IV-2021
Woodlark Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 21-IV-2021
FORMAE: -
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea, Woodlark Island,
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6.Ornithoptera priamus bornemanni ( Pagenstecher, 1894 )
New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, 03-VII-2001
New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago,03-VII-2001
New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, 03-VII-2001
New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, 03-VII-2001
FORMAE:
f.bornemanni-f.wituensis
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea, New Britain and nearby smaller islands,
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7.Ornithoptera priamus caelestis ( Rothschild, 1898 )
Bwagaola Mishima
Papua New Guinea, Lousiade Archipelago,Bwagaoia Misima, 01-VI-2003
Bwagaola Mishima
Papua New Guinea, Lousiade Archipelago,Bwagaoia Misima, 01-VI-2003
Bwagaola Mishima
Papua New Guinea, Lousiade Archipelago,Bwagaoia Misima, 01-VI-2003
Bwagaola Mishima
Papua New Guinea, Lousiade Archipelago,Bwagaoia Misima, 01-VI-2003
FORMAE:
male:
f.caerulorispunctata-f.radiata-f.viridescens
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Louisiade archipelago,St.Aignan-Misima Island
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8.Ornithoptera priamus demophanes ( Frühstorfer, 1913 )
Trobiand Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 14-XII-2014
Trobiand Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 14-XII-2014
Misima Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 14-XII-2014
Misima Island
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, 14-XII-2014
FORMAE:
f.demophanes-f.goodenoughensis-f.medeia
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux and Trobiand Islands, Misima
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9.Ornithoptera priamus euphorion (Gray,1853)
Kuranda village (butterfly farm)
Australia, Far North Queensland, 12-I-2005
Kuranda village (butterfly farm)
Australia, Far North Queensland, 12-I-2005
Kuranda village (butterfly farm)
Australia, Far North Queensland, 12-I-2005
Kuranda village (butterfly farm)
Australia, Far North Queensland, 12-I-2005
FORMAE:
male: f.aureomaculata-f.beurieri* -f.cassandra-f.detonnancouri-f.elliotei-f.kogane-f.maculamalva-f.matsukai-
f.otanii-f.supermultispot-f.transiens-f.viridofusura-f.weylandi
female: f.atsukoae-f.supermultispot-f.weylandi
LOCATION: Australia, North Queensland
f.beurieri
Cairns, Australia
f. golden pair
leg. Clive Pratt
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11.Ornithoptera priamus hecuba (Röber, 1891 )
Kai Islands
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 22-VIII-2020
Kai Islands
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 22-VIII-2020
Kai Islands
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 11-VI-2022
Kai Islands
Indonesia, Maluku Islands, 11-VI-2022
FORMAE:
f.hecuba-f.albireo
LOCATION: Indonesia, Kai Islands,
f. albireo
11.Ornithoptera priamus impensus ( Parrott, 1990 ) status?
Manipa Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, West Seram, 07-VIII-2017
Manipa Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, West Seram, 12-VIII-2017
Manipa Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, West Seram, 07-VIII-2017
Manipa Island
Indonesia, Maluku Province, West Seram, 07-VIII-2017
FORMAE: -
LOCATION: Indonesia, Manipa Island
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12.Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei (Moulds, 1974)
Cape York
Australia, 01-VI-2022
Cape York,
Australia, 01-VI-2022
Cape York
Australia, 16-VII-2003
Cape York
Australia, 16-VII-2003
FORMAE:
f.pabloi-f.transiens-f.aureus-f.garainaensis-f.gebeensis-f.intermedius-f.kasandra-f.koffiauensis-f.misoolae-f.sterrensis
LOCATION: Iron and Mcllwraith Ranges of Queensland, Cape York, Australia
f. misoolae
Misool Island
f. gebeensis
Yapen (Parrott, 1990)
f. kasandra
Yapen (Kobayashi,1994)
13.Ornithoptera priamus miokensis (Ribbe, 1898 )
Duke of York Islands Archipelago , Mioko Island
Papua New Guinea, 12-II-2021
Duke of York Islands Archipelago , Mioko Island
Papua New Guinea, 12-II-2021
Duke of York Islands Archipelago , Mioko Island
Papua New Guinea, 12-II-2021
Duke of York Islands Archipelago , Mioko Island
Papua New Guinea, 12-II-2021
FORMAE:
male:
f.mavricki-f.transiens-f.viridescens
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea, Duke of York Islands Archipelago, Mioko Island
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14.Ornithoptera priamus poseidon f. poseidon( Doubleday, 1847)
Arfak Mountains,
West-Papua, 01-IX-2003
Arfak Mountains,
West-Papua, 01-IX-2003
Arfak Mountains,
West-Papua, 01-IX-2003
Arfak Mountains,
West-Papua, 01-IX-2003
FORMAE: f.poseidon-f.pronomus-f.teucrus
LOCATION: West-Papua, Arfak mountains, New Guinea and Northern Torres Strait Islands
f.brunneus
West-Papua, Arfak Mountains
f.kirschi
Biak Island
f.obscura
West-Papua, Timika
f. michikoae
West-Papua
f. pronomus
North Queensland, Australia
(Gray, 1853)
f. teucrus
Biak Island - West-Papua
(Joicey&Talbot, 1916)
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15.Ornithoptera priamus richmondia ( Gray, 1853 )
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 20-I-1993 (dwarf)
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 21-IV-2019
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 21-IV-2019
Arfak Mountains
West-Papua, 21-IV-2019
FORMAE:
male:
f.beuriei-f.cassandra-f.magnificus-f.reducta
LOCATION:
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16.Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus ( Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Bougainville
Solomon Islands, 01-XII-2003
Bougainville
Solomon Islands, 01-XII-2003
foto: Paul Bodnar
Bougainville
Solomon Islands, 01-XI-2021
Bougainville
Solomon Islands, 01-XI-2021
FORMAE:
male: f.kamei-f.nigra-f.radiata-f.viridescens
female: f.fuscapalida-f.pallidus
LOCATION: New Ireland and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
f. flavocellularis
Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Locals catched a couple O.p.urvillianus
photo: Laura Wills
New Ireland
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17.Ornithoptera priamus garainaensis ( )
Vicinity of Garaina
Papua New Guinea, 12-VII-2023
Vicinity of Garaina
Papua New Guinea, 12-VII-2023
Vicinity of Garaina
Papua New Guinea, 17-V-2019
Vicinity of Garaina
Papua New Guinea, 17-V-2019
FORMAE:
male: f.kamei-f.nigra-f.radiata-f.viridescens
female: f.fuscapalida-f.pallidus - f.kirschi*
LOCATION: Vicinity of Garaina
f.kirschi
Papua-New Guinea, Garaina
f.brunneus
Papua-New Guinea, Garaina
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