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TROIDES
OBLONGOMACULATUS
Troides oblongomaculatus is the only Troides stretching as far
east as New Guinea. According to Michael Parsons (1991) it is still extending its range in
New Guinea. One can assume that the species originated in the Moluccas and that
it later penetrated into the Melanesian region.
T. oblongomaculatus is common, often abundant, wherever its larval
foodplant, Aristolochia tagala, grows. It is often found even in towns
and villages.
Although oblongomaculatus is rarely seen above 1000 m, there are
records from 1,800 m (Buru).
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T. oblongomaculatus thestius
| Auctor: |
Staudinger, 1895 |
| Syn.: |
leda Staudinger, 1891 nec Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
celebensis Rothschild, 1895 nec Wallace, 1865
(partim) |
| Syn.: |
thestius Staudinger, 1895 (nom. nov. pro leda
Staudinger, 1891) |
| Syn.: |
celebensis Staudinger, 1895 nec Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
clebensis Pagenstecher, 1909 |
| Distribution: |
Salayar Is. |
| Etymology: |
Thestios was father of Leda, king of Pleuron and
Anatolia. |
| Notes: |
T. oblongomaculatus ssp. noname
| Auctor: |
sensu Haugum & Low, 1985 |
| Syn.: |
oblongomaculatus celebensis Rothschild, 1895 (partim)
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nec celebensis Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
oblongomaculatus ? ssp. nov Rothschild, 1896 |
| Syn.: |
helena celebensis Staudinger, 1896 (partim) nec
celebensis |
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Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
oblongomaculatus nov. ssp. Fruhstorfer, 1904 |
| Syn.: |
haliphron minahassae Franz, 1952 (nom. nud.) |
| Syn.: |
? thestius Ohya, 1983 (partim) nec thestius
Staudinger, 1895 |
| Distribution: |
Sulawesi |
| Etymology: |
- - - - |
| Notes: |
T. oblongomaculatus bouruensis
| Auctor: |
Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
hellen Boisduval, 1832 |
| Syn.: |
helena Staudinger, 1895 nec Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Syn.: |
ohzui Kobayashi & Koiwaya, 1979 |
| Syn.: |
ohzui Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980 |
| Syn.: |
mangolensis Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980 |
| Distribution: |
Buru Is., Sula Mangole. |
| Etymology: |
Named after its type locality, Buru Is. |
| Notes: |
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Described forms: |
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mf.
bouruensis Wallace, 1865 |
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mf. ohzui Kobayashi & Koiwaya, 1979
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mf. mixtum Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (described as a male form
of T.prattorum, but according to Howarth (1977) the specimen was a
natural hybrid) |
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ff. bouruensis Wallace, 1865
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ff.
capnodia Jordan, 1908 (bouruensis Ohya, 1983 part.)
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ff.
argidia Jordan, 1908 (= argidea Howarth, 1977 =
bouruensis D'Abrera, 1975) |
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ff. ohzui Kobayashi & Koiwaya, 1979
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ff. nagai Ohya, 1983 |
T. oblongomaculatus oblongomaculatus
| Auctor: |
Goeze, 1779 |
| Syn.: |
osiris Ehrmann, 1925 |
| Syn.: |
papuensis Holland, 1927 nec Wallace,
1865 |
| Syn.: |
?asartia (see notes under
T.oblongomaculatus asartia) |
| Distribution: |
Seram, Ambon, Saparua, Haruku, Seram Laut,
Geser, |
|
Nusa Laut, Nusa Is. |
| Etymology: |
Oblongus = oblong, rather long. Maculosus =
spotted. |
| Notes: |
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| Auctor: |
Rothschild, 1908 |
| Syn.: |
asartius Kurosawa, 1966 |
| Syn.: |
oblongomaculatus D'Abrera, 1975 |
| Syn.: |
hanno Ohya, 1983 (part.) nec Fruhstorfer, 1904 |
| Distribution: |
Seram Laut Is. |
| Etymology: |
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| Notes: |
Haugum & Low (1985) regarded asartia to be a
f.loc. of |
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T.oblongomaculatus
oblongomaculatus |
T. oblongomaculatus bandensis
| Auctor: |
Pagenstecher, 1904 |
| Syn.: |
oblongomaculatus Rothschild, 1895 nec Goeze,
1779 |
| Distribution: |
Banda Islands; Banda Besar (=Lontar Is. ="Great
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Banda Is".), Neira Is. |
| Etymology: |
Named after its type locality, Banda Is. |
| Notes: |
T. oblongomaculatus hanno
| Auctor: |
Fruhstorfer, 1904 |
| Syn.: |
hanus Jordan, 1908 |
| Distribution: |
Gorong Is., Watubela Is., Kasiui Is., Tifoor (=Wirmaf) Is.
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| Etymology: |
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| Notes: |
T. oblongomaculatus papuensis
| Auctor: |
Wallace, 1865 |
| Syn.: |
helena Boisduval, 1832 nec Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Syn.: |
amphimedon Vollenhoven, 1860 nec Cramer, 1779 |
| Syn.: |
melpomena Rippon, 1893 |
| Syn.: |
melpomona Rippon, 1893 |
| Syn.: |
helena Dannat, 1897 nec Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Syn.: |
papuanus Rothschild, 1895 |
| Syn.: |
ilonae Schäffler, 1999 |
| Distribution: |
Salawati Is., New Guinea, Yapen Is., Kairiru Is., Manam
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(= Vulcan) Is., Karkar Is., ?Torres Strait islands.
Distrubution in |
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Irian Jaya and Central New Guinea is unknown.
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| Etymology: |
Named after its type locality, Papua (East New Guinea;
'Salwatty' Is.). |
| Notes: |
T.oblongomaculatus papuensis is widely distributed
all over |
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New Guinea. However, in certain localities we can see
certain |
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developments towards what might be new subspecies in the
future. |
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Such local forms can be seen in the mountains of
Mt.Arfak and
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Mt.Sterren,
Irian Jaya. |
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Described forms: |
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mf.
papuensis Wallace, 1865 |
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mf. irregularis Dannatt, 1897
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mf. sordidus Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (syn.:
cellanigra Rousseau-Decelle, 1924) |
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mf. grosesmithi Rippon, 1906
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mf. carolus Fruhstorfer, 1897
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mf. rubra Pagenstecher, 1904
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ff.
papuensis Wallace, 1865 |
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ff.
papuana Oberthür, 1879 (syn.: melpomona Rippon, 1893,
melpomena Rippon, 1893, radiata Niepelt, 1934) |
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ff.
obsoleta Dufrane, 1930 |
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ff. carolus Fruhstorfer, 1897
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ff. biroi
Horwath & Mocsary, 1900 |
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ff. rubra Pagenstecher, 1904
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ff. jennyae Deslisle, 1996
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