TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
VICTORIAE
1.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. victoriae ( Gray, 1856 )
Makira-Ulawa Province, Makira Island,
Solomon Islands 01-VII-2004
Makira-Ulawa Province, Makira Island,
Solomon Islands 01-VII-2004
Guadalcanal Island
Solomon Islands 08-XII-2000
Guadalcanal Island
Solomon Islands 08-XII-2000
FORMS:
MALE:
f.gabrieli(Le Moult,1911)-f.alexisi(Le Moult,1912)-f.brabanti(Le Moult,1912)-f.lanieli(Le Moult,1912) f.sanguinea(Rousseau-Decelles,1933)-f.flammea(Rousseau-Decelles,1946)-f.rubesco(haugum&Low,1978)
f.brossardi(Deslisle,1995)-f.gousseyi(Deslisle,2008)-f.julesi(Deslisle&Sclavo,2008))f.belae(Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)
f.poteneuvi(Deslisle&Sclavo)-f.infantana (Bryk&Peebles,1932)-f.niclasi (Schäffler,2001)
FEMALE:
f.brabanti(Le Moult,1912)-f.polychroma(haugum&Low,1978),-f.jessicae (Goussey,2006)
DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands: Russel(Pavuvu,New locality),Guadalcanal and Florida Group Islands, West Choiseul Island
TYPE LOCALITY: Wanderer Bay?, Guadalcanal Island
2.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. archeri ( Calderara, 1984 )
NW Choiseul
NW ChoiseulSolomon Islands 03 - I - 2005
NW Choiseul
Solomon Islands 20 - VII - 2005
NW Choiseul
Solomon Islands 20 - VII - 2005
NW Choiseul
Solomon Islands 20 - I - 2005
FORMS:
MALE:
f.lanieli (Le Moult, 1912)-f.niclasi (Schäffler, 2001)
DISTRIBUTION: West Choiseul Island (villages of Sirovanga,Vudutru and Saghasagha)
TYPE LOCALITY: West Choiseul Island,Village of Sirovanga
3.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. epiphanes (Salvin, 1888)
San Cristobal,
Solomon Islands 18-II-2005
San Cristobal,
Solomon Islands 01 - V - 2004
Makira -Ulawa Province,
Solomon Islands 05-X-2006
Makira -UlawaProvince, VERSO
Solomon Islands 18 - II - 2005
FORMS:
MALE:
f.gabrieli (Le Moult, 1911)-f.brabanti (Le Moult, 1912)-f.lanieli (Le Moult, 1912)-f.infanta (Bryk&Peebles, 1932)
f.ponceletanus (Rousseau-Decelle, 1946)-f.brossardi (Deslisle,1995)-f.niclasi (Schäffler, 2001)-f.julesi (Deslisle & Sclavo)
f.belae (Deslisle&Sclavo,2008)-f.porteneuvei (Deslisle&Sclavo)
FEMALE:
f.polychroma (Haugum&Low, 1978)-f.nebulosa (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands: San Christobal, Santa Ana and Ugi Islands
TYPE LOCALITY : Makira(=San Christobal Island),Manowirwiri)
4.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. isabellae ( Rothschild & Jordan, 1901 )
Isabel Province,
Solomon Islands 14 - I - 2004
Isabel Province,
Solomon Islands 10 - XI - 2006
Isabel Province,
Solomon Islands 10-XII - 2021
Isabel Province,
Solomon Islands 16 - II -2006
FORMS:
MALE:
f.lanieli (Ler Moult, 1912)-f.brossardi (Deslisle, 1995)-f.niclasi (Schäffler,2001)
FEMALE:
f.jessicae (Goussey,2006)-f.zoelleri (Goussey,2006)-f.zeuneri (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands: Choiseul,Ghaghe and Santa Isabel Islands
TYPE LOCALITY: Santa Isabel Island, Solomon Islands
5.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. reginae ( Salvin, 1888)
Maramasike, Malaita Province
Solomon Islands, 01-V- 2004
Maramasike, Malaita Province
Solomon Islands, 01-V- 2004
Maramasike, Malaita Province
Solomon Islands, 01-V- 2004
Maramasike, Malaita Province
Solomon Islands, 01-V- 2004
FORMS:
MALE:
f.gabrieli (Le Moult, 1911)-f.brabanti (LeMoult, 1912)-f.rubesco (Haugum&Low, 1978)-f.brossardi (Deslisle, 1995)
f.niclasi(Schäffler,2001)
FEMALE:
f.polychroma (Haugum & Low, 1978)-f.zeuneri (Deslisle&Scalavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands:Malaita and Maramasike ISlands
TYPE LOCALITY: Northwest Bay, Malaita Island
f. umbra
Malaita Island
leg. V. Lunkov
f. aurata
Malaita Island
leg. V. Lunkov
6.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. regis ( Rothschild, 1895 )
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 13 - VIII - 1999
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - V - 2021
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
FORMS:
MALE:
f.gabrieli (Le Moult, 1911)-f.alexisi (Le Moult, 1912)-f.brabanti (Le Moult, 1912)-f.lanieli (Le Moult, 1912)
f.infanta (Bryk&Peebles,1932)-f.sanguinea (Rousseau-Decelle, 1935)-f.flammea (Rousseau-Decelle,1946)
f.ponceletanus (Rousseau-Decelle, 1946)-f.rubesco (Haugum&Low,1978)-f.niclasi (Schäffler, 2001)-f.gousseyi (Deslisle, 2008)
f.porteneuvi (Deslisle&Sclavo)
FEMALE:
f.brabanti (Le Moult, 1912)-f.jessicae (Gousseyu, 2006)-f.nocturnus (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: PNG: Bougainville and adjacent offshore islands: Shortland,Alu,Buka and Choiseul.
TYPE LOCALITY: Bougainville Island, PNG
f. brabanti
Bougainville
Natural hybrid Ornithoptera allotei ( Rothschild, 1914 - priest Abbé Alotte )
Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. regis x Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus
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Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
Bougainville, Buka Island
Eastern Papua New Guinea 05 - II - 2001
7.Ornithoptera victoriae ssp. rubianus ( Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Rendova Island
Solomon Islands 12-XII - 2004
Rendova Island
Solomon Islands 15 - I - 2005
Rendova Island
Solomon Islands 03 - I - 2005
Rendova Island
Solomon Islands 20 - VII - 2005
MALE:
f.infanta (Bryk&Peebles,1932)
f.ponceletanus (Rousseau-Decelle,1946)
f.niclasi (Schäffler, 2001)
f.ohyai (Deslisle, 2004)
FEMALE:
f.jessicae (Goussey,2006
f.gisoensis (haugum&Low,1978)
f.firmini (Deslisla&Sclavo)
f.szabatosi (Deslisle&Sclavo)
DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands: New Georgia Group(=Rubiana) (Vella LAvella,Mbawa (Mbagha),Ranongga,Ghizo,Kolombangara,Rendova, Tetapare,Georgia,Nggatokae Islands)
TYPE LOCALITY: Rendova Island, Rubiana Group, Solomon Islands
f.noellans
Solomon Islands - Ranongga Island
f. melanic
Solomon Islands - Ranongga Island
f. gizoensis
Solomon Islands - Ranongga Island