Troides rhadamantus
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The Golden Birdwing is a birdwing
butterfly
which inhabits the Philippines
. There are many subspecies
on different islands of the Philippines and some authors consider Troides plateni
and Troides dohertyi
as subspecies of T. rhadamantus.
Birdwing
Birdwings are papilionid butterflies native to the Indian Subcontinent, mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia, and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Some authorities include additional genera...
butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
which inhabits the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. There are many subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
on different islands of the Philippines and some authors consider Troides plateni
Troides plateni
Dr. Platens Birdwing is a birdwing butterfly endemic to Palawan, Balabac, Dumaran, and the Calamian Islands in the Philippines. It is named for Dr. Carl Constantin Platen.-Habitat and conservation:...
and Troides dohertyi
Troides dohertyi
The Talaud Black Birdwing is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Talaud and Sangihe islands.This species is ranked as a subspecies of Troides rhadamantus by some authors.-Description:...
as subspecies of T. rhadamantus.