Ornithoptera priamus caelestis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Troidini
Subtribus: Troidina
Genus: Ornithoptera
Subgenus: Ornithoptera
Species: Ornithoptera priamus
Subspecies: Ornithoptera priamus caelestis

male ♂f

O.p.c.♂f. caerulorispunctata - O.p.c.♂f. radiata - O.p.c.♂f. viridescens

Name

Ornithoptera priamus caelestis (Rothschild, 1898)

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Louisiade Archipelago, St. Aignan (= Misima Island).

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

Synonyms

• Troides priamus caelesis Rothschild, 1898
• Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus caelestis Rothschild, 1898

References

Additional references

• Deslisle, G. & Sclavo, J.P. 2015. Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies. Volume 1: 1–813. Reference page. 
• Schäffler, 2001, Butterflies of the world Part 12 Ornithoptera.