TL: Indonesia, Maluku (700 m.)
Male: The upperside wings are black and have a yellow costal band. There is a clearly visible long oval sex brand (of androconial scales) in the black area.
The underside is black marked with lines of green chevrons. The upperside hindwings are yellow and the underside is green, yellow towards the costa. The veins are black and there is a submarginal row of black spots. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen is yellow.
Female: typical of birdwing butterflies, Ornithoptera croesus is strongly sexually dimorphic. Females are larger than males and have brown wings marked with lines of yellow chevrons.
The underside is black marked with lines of green chevrons. The upperside hindwings are yellow and the underside is green, yellow towards the costa. The veins are black and there is a submarginal row of black spots. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen is yellow.
Female: typical of birdwing butterflies, Ornithoptera croesus is strongly sexually dimorphic. Females are larger than males and have brown wings marked with lines of yellow chevrons.
Similar species
140-200 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschGoldroter Vogelschwingenfalter 
EnglishWallace's Golden Birdwing
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia gaudichaudii Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia
- Subspecies
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Species Author Ornithoptera (O.) croesus croesus Wallace, 1859 Ornithoptera (O.) croesus helios Kobayashi & Hayami, 1992 Ornithoptera (O.) croesus lydius (Felder & Felder, 1865) Ornithoptera (O.) croesus sananaensis Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980 Ornithoptera (O.) croesus toeantei Parrot & Schmid, 1894 Ornithoptera (O.) croesus wallaci Deslisle, 1993
- Ornithoptera (O.) croesus is a member of the clade Ornithoptera priamus:
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Species Author Ornithoptera (O.) aesacus Ney, 1903 Ornithoptera (O.) croesus Wallace, 1859 Ornithoptera (O.) priamus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Links
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Language Website Authors The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
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