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Troides plateni
This butterfly belongs to Family Papilionoidae. Its larval food plant is Aristolochia tagala. Troides plateni is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly in the Philippines.
Troides plateni is found mainly in wooded habitats.
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Hi Irish, this is a Golden Birdwing, Troides rhadamantus rhadamantus Lucas 1835. Troides plateni is found only in the Palawan area as ssp Troides rhadamantus plateni.
Hello Irish. Pls add this spotting to the Butterflies in the Philippines mission (http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1555...). Pls join :) Thanks!!
Please consider adding this to the Philippine Endemic Species mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8621...