Troides prattorum

Troides prattorum, the Buru Opalescent Birdwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Buru in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Buru opalescent birdwing
Troides prattorum plate by A.E.Pratt which accompanied the original description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Troides
Species:
T. prattorum
Binomial name
Troides prattorum
(Joicey & Talbot,1922)

It is commercially bred, but supplies of this butterfly are sporadic, so it is still very rare in collections.[1]

Troides prattorum is a member of the Troides aeacus species group. The members of this clade are:

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References
  • Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Troides prattorum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
  • ARKive Photos and more information
  • Ohya, Takashi,1980) Troides prattorum. Rhopalocerists' Magazine 4(4):5-10, plate.
  • Kurt Rumbucher; Béla von Knötgen, 1999 Part.6, Papilionidae. 3, Troides. 1 aeacus- group in Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Eds. Butterflies of the World Keltern: Goecke & Evers 1999. ISBN 978-3-931374-72-3


  1. "Buru Opalescent Birdwing". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020.
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