Male: The fore wings are ground colour black. The veins are bordered by white colour.The underside of the forewings is very similar to the upperside, but some veins are bordered by yellow.The hind wings are golden yellow. The veins and the marginal edge of the hindwing are black. The golden area has an opal, green colour or blue colour at a certain angle. The underside of the hindwing is very similar to the upperside and also has the optical effect.
The body (abdomen) is yellowish, but the underside is yellow. Head and thorax are black.
Female: Troides magellanus is sexually dimorphic.The female is larger than the male. The ground colour of the female is dark-brown to black. The veins are bordered by white colour-shading. There is a golden area with dark veins on the hind wings. At the edge there is a postdiscal chain of golden spots.The underside is very similar to the upperside.
Similar species
160-180 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishMagellan Birdwing 
中文荧光裳凤蝶 
日本語コウトウキシタアゲハ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia acuminata Native Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia debilis Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia tagala Indian birthwort Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia zollingeriana
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Ornithoptera magellanus C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Subspecies
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Species Author Troides (T.) magellanus apoensis M. Okano & Ohkura, 1978 Troides (T.) magellanus magellanus (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Troides (T.) magellanus sonani (Matsumura, 1931)
- Troides (T.) magellanus is a member of the clade Troides aeacus:
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Species Author Troides (T.) aeacus (Felder & Felder, 1860) Troides (T.) dohertyi Rippon, 1903 Troides (T.) magellanus (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Troides (T.) minos (Cramer, [1780]) Troides (T.) plateni (Staudinger, 1888) Troides (T.) prattorum (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) Troides (T.) rhadamantus (Lucas, 1835)
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |