Troides criton is presumably common in nature, at least throughout parts of its range.
Several well defined forms exist of both subspecies.
T. criton is said to be a species of the interior of the islands.
Despite obviously being a fairly common species, not much is known about its
habitat or life-history.
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| Auctor: | Felder, 1860 |
| Distribution: | Morotai Is., Halmahera Is., Bacan Is., Ternate Is. |
| Etymology: | Kritos = the chosen. |
| Notes: |
| Described forms: | |
| ff. androgyna Jordan, 1908 | |
| ff. neocriton Haugum & Low, 1983 | |
| ff. oberthueri Rothschild, 1895 | |
| ff. neofelderi Haugum & Low, 1983 | |
| ff. criton Felder, 1860 (= felderi Rothschild, 1895) | |
| ff. pseudocriton Haugum & Low, 1983 |
| Auctor: | Fruhstorfer, 1903 |
| Syn.: | critonoides Rippon, 1906 |
| Syn.: | criton Niepelt, 1927 nec Felder, 1860 |
| Syn.: | criton D'Abrera, 1971, 1975 |
| Distribution: | Obi Is. |
| Etymology: | Critonides is a patrynomic derivation from criton. |
| Notes: |
| Described forms: | |
| mf. critonides Rippon, 1906 | |
| mf. hypactis Niepelt, 1927 | |
| ff. critonoides Fruhstorfer, 1903 (= melas Jordan, 1908) | |
| ff. cinna Fruhstorfer, 1908 | |
| ff. clara Jordan, 1908 (= criton D'Abrera, 1975 nec Felder, 1860) |
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