Ornithoptera croesus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA LEPIDOPTERA PAPILIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Ornithoptera croesus
Species Authority: Wallace, 1859
Common Name/s:
English – Wallaces's Golden Birdwing
Taxonomic Notes: Note, for the birdwing butterflies, genera Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides, specific and subspecific status follows D'Abrera. Subsequent revisions have been referenced but only totally new taxa have been added. Subspecies are listed where possible as they may occasionally be listed as full species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Gimenez Dixon, M.
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1985 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Ornithoptera croesus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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