Troides magellanus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Troides
- Species
- Troides magellanus
- Scientific Name
- Troides magellanus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Troides magellanus
Troides magellanus, the Magellan birdwing, is a large and striking species of birdwing butterfly found in the Philippines and on Taiwan's Orchid Island.
This butterfly is named for the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
...Troides magellanus in languages:
- Chinese
- 珠光裳鳳蝶
- English
- Magellan Birdwing
- Japanese
- コウトウキシタアゲハ
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Troides aeacus
- Troides amphrysus
- Troides andromache
- Troides ariadne
- Troides criton
- Troides cuneifera
- Troides darsius
- Troides dohertyi
- Troides haliphron
- Troides helena
- Troides ikarus
- Troides insularis
- Troides magellanus
- Troides minos
- Troides miranda
- Troides mixtum
- Troides nymphalides
- Troides oblongomaculatus
- Troides plato
- Troides prattorum
- Troides rhadamantus
- Troides riedeli
- Troides staudingeri
- Troides tantalus
- Troides vandepolli