Buru opalescent birdwing
(Troides prattorum)
Description
Troides prattorum,the Buru opalescent birdwing,is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family.It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.It is commercially bred,but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic,so it is still very rare in collections.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Papilionidae
Genus:Troides
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