Troides vandepolli

(Troides vandepolli)

Description

Troides vandepolli, the van de Poll's birdwing, is a montane birdwing butterfly occurring on Java and Sumatra. It is endemic for Indonesia and is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The species was named for Jacob R. H. Neervoort van de Poll.

Taxonomic tree:

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