Ornithoptera croesus
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| Ornithoptera croesus Wallace , 1859 |
Wallace's Golden Birdwing Ornithoptera croesus is a birdwing butterfly found in northern Maluku.It is a member of the Ornithoptera priamus species-group which, including croesus, is only found east of Weber's Line(See approximation Wallace Line). the larval foodplant is Pararistolochia. Matsuka (2001) illustrates the early stages (from N. Maluku; see also Igarashi, 1979).
Status: vulnerable (Collins & Morris, 1985).
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Ornithoptera croesus at Ngypal
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