Troides rhadamantus

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Golden birdwing

| image = Rhadamantus P3060006.jpg

| image_caption = Male, upperside

| status = CITES_A2

| status_system = CITES

| status_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

| taxon = Troides rhadamantus

| authority = (H. Lucas, 1835)

}}

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Troides rhadamantus, the tropical golden birdwing,{{cite web |url=http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/15088 |title=Troides rhadamantus Lucas, 1835 |website=Insecta.pro |accessdate=February 7, 2020}} is a birdwing butterfly that inhabits the Philippines. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1835. There are many subspecies on islands of the Philippines and some authors consider Troides plateni and Troides dohertyi as subspecies of T. rhadamantus.

Troides rhadamantus is a butterfly with a large wingspan, between 140 mm and 160 mm, with very slightly scalloped hindwings.

The male has black forewings with veins edged with white. The hindwings are yellow with black veins and a marginal band of black triangles.

The female, larger than the male, has black forewings, decorated with veins more widely edged with white. The hindwings are yellow with black veins, and broadly edged with black.

Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

Biology

Host plants

The host plants of its caterpillar are aristolochia, Aristolochia acuminata, Aristolochia elegans, Aristolochia philippensis, Aristolochia ramosi and Aristolochia tagala