Troides vandepolli

Troides vandepolli is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1890 by Snellen. The wingspan is about 16 – 17 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Troides vandepolli is black. It has a large golden area on the hind wings. The females are brown and have some black spots in their golden areas.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see some photos of Troides vandepolli (male above / female below). Troides vandepolli is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are black. The veins are a little bit bordered by white colour.
The underside of Troides vandepolli is dark-brown. The veins are bordered by white colour.

The hind wings of Troides vandepolli are black. There is a large golden area in the middle of the wing. The veins are black and they cleave the golden area.
The underside is a copy from upside. At the inner edge there is a yellowish spot.

The body (abdomen) is brown, but the underside is yellow and black. Head and thorax are black. The nape has a red hair-coat.

Sex differences: The female covers the upper range of the wing-span. It is larger than the male. The basic colour of the female is brown. The veins are bordered by white colour. There is a yellow area with dark veins on the hind wings. One chain of black spots is in the yellow area. The underside is a copy from upside.

Distribution

Troides vandepolli is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. The distribution is restricted on Java and Sumatra.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

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General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1890 by Snellen. There are two subspecies.

Troides vandepolli honrathiana [Martin, 1893]
Troides vandepolli parrottei [Deslisle, 1989]

Troides vandepolli is, like all other Birdwings a true miracle of nature. This butterfly is strictly protected. It is listed in the appendix II from CITES.

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the subspecies Troides vandepolli honrathiana (male).

Macro photos

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Troides vandepolli m (upside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Troides vandepolli m (underside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Troides vandepolli f (upside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Troides vandepolli f (underside)

Here you can see some macro photos of Troides vandepolli.

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-Appendix II- (Stand: 12.02.2008)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora:

-Appendix B- (Stand: 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-endangered, protected- (Stand: 2008)