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Troides prattorum

Buru opalescent birdwing
Troides prattorum plate by A.E.Pratt which accompanied the original description
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Troides
Species:
T. prattorum
Binomial name
Troides prattorum
(Joicey & Talbot,1922)

Troides prattorum, the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is still very rare in collections.[1]

Troides prattorum is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are:

References

  1. ^ a b Böhm, M. (2018). "Troides prattorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22315A91185935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22315A91185935.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  • ARKive Photos and more information
  • Ohya, Takashi,1980) Troides prattorum. Rhopalocerists' Magazine 4(4):5-10, plate.
  • Kurt Rumbucher; Béla von Knötgen, 1999 Part.6, Papilionidae. 3, Troides. 1 aeacus- group in Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Eds. Butterflies of the World Keltern: Goecke & Evers 1999. ISBN 978-3-931374-72-3
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