| Troides haliphron | (Boisduval, 1836) |
TL: Indonesia, Sulawesi
Male: The fore wings are ground colour black. The veins are bordered by white shading.The hind wings are ground colour black. There is a golden band in the discal area of the wing. The veins are black and they cleave the golden area. The underside is similar.
Female: Troides haliphron is sexually dimorphic.The female is larger than the male. The ground colour of the female is brown. The veins are bordered by white shading. There is a yellow area with dark veins on the hind wings. There is one chain of black spots is in the yellow area. The underside is similar.
The abdomen is dark-brown, and the underside has yellow spots. Head and thorax are black. The nape has a red hair-coat.
130-150 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishHaliphron Birdwing EnglishSouthern Yellow Birdwing
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia Birthwort
- Subspecies
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Species Author Troides (Troides) haliphron haliphron (Boisduval, 1836) Troides (Troides) haliphron rikyu Arima & Morimoto, 1991
- Troides (Troides) haliphron is a member of the clade Troides haliphron:
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Species Author Troides (Troides) criton (C. & R. Felder, 1860) Troides (Troides) darsius (Gray, 1853) Troides (Troides) haliphron (Boisduval, 1836) Troides (Troides) plato Wallace, 1865 Troides (Troides) riedeli Kirsch, 1885 Troides (Troides) staudingeri (Röber, 1888) Troides (Troides) vandepolli (Snellen, 1890)
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