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Troides magellanus
A Magellan Birdwing spotted in Bohol over a year ago.
Urban garden
This butterfly is named for the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
Spotted on May 8, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2013
4 Comments
Hi agravate, these Golden Birdwings, Troides rhadamantus rhadamantus Lucas 1835. The 1st photo is that of a male, the 2nd one is the female. Thanks!
Hi agravate. Just to let you know that we have made this awesome butterfly as the profile pic of our Philippine Butterfly mission. Regards!!
Thanks, RiekoS. :)
Very nice!