Troides dohertyi

Taxobox
name = Talaud Black Birdwing
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3

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image_caption = Male, upperside

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image2_caption = Female, upperside
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Troides"
species = "T. dohertyi"
binomial = "Troides dohertyi"
binomial_authority = Rippon, 1903

The Talaud Black Birdwing "Troides dohertyi" is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Talaud and Sangihe islands.It is unique among birdwings, being almost entirely black on its upperside.The underside of the hindwing has the golden markings typical of Troides species.Rarely males have faint suggestions of gold colouration on the upper surface of their hindwing.Females may show yellow markings on their hindwings, and both sexes have whitish to tan stripes on their forewings It was named for William Doherty.

"Troides dohertyi" is Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

TaxonomyRanked as a subspecies of "Troides rhadamantus" by some authors.

External links

* [http://www.nagypal.net/ttdohert.htm Troides dohertyi at Ngypal]
* [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Troides_dohertyi/] Photos, more information.