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Troides plato

(Troides plato)

Description

Troides plato, the silver birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly endemic to Timor. Described forms are nychonia Jordan, 1908 (male), chitonia Jordan, 1908 (male), and delormei Le Moult, 1931 (female).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Papilionidae
Genus:Troides
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