Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly

This male swallowtail was collected in Maluku in 1915. They are known as birdwing butterflies due to the large size of their wings.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
20/1942/1267
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Arthropods
Collection Area Region
South-East Asia
Collector Excavator
Symington, Mr L D (from the collection of)
Common Name
Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly
Simple Name
insect: butterfly
Period Classification
World War I (1914-1918); Modern (1900-)
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PAPILIONIDAE: Troides croesus (Wallace): Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly