Troides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Troidini |
| Genus: | Troides Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Papilio helena | |
Troides is a genus of birdwing butterflies, comprising species found in the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, and Oceania.
Species[]
Twenty species are recognized:[2][3][4]
- subgenus: Ripponia
- Troides hypolitus – Rippon's birdwing
- subgenus: Troides
- species group: Troides aeacus
- Troides aeacus – golden birdwing
- Troides dohertyi – Talaud black birdwing
- Troides magellanus – Magellan birdwing
- Troides minos – southern birdwing
- Troides plateni – Dr. Platen's birdwing
- Troides prattorum – Buru opalescent birdwing
- Troides rhadamantus – golden birdwing
- species group: Troides amphrysus
- Troides amphrysus – Malay birdwing
- Troides andromache – Borneo birdwing
- Troides cuneifera
- Troides miranda – Miranda birdwing
- species group: Troides haliphron
- Troides criton – Criton birdwing
- Troides darsius – Sri Lankan birdwing
- Troides haliphron – haliphron birdwing
- Troides plato – silver birdwing
- Troides riedeli – Riedel's birdwing
- Troides staudingeri
- Troides vandepolli – van de Poll's birdwing
- species group: Troides helena
- Troides helena – common birdwing
- Troides oblongomaculatus – oblong-spotted birdwing
- species group: Troides aeacus
References[]
- ^ Troides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
- ^ "Troides". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Markku, Savela. "Lepidoptera and some other life forms". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Troides". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
Categories:
- Butterfly genera
- Papilionidae
- Taxa named by Jacob Hübner