About Troides amphrysus (Cramer, 1779)
This is a description of Troides amphrysus (Cramer, 1779). For males, the upperside of the forewings is black or dark brown, with veins bordered by pale yellow. The upperside of the hindwings is golden yellow, with black veins and black spots along the edges. For females, the base body color is black or dark brown, with veins bordered by white. On the upperside of the female's hindwings, there is a smaller golden-yellow area at the base, and several yellow spots along the edges. For both sexes, the underside of the wings matches the pattern and coloration of the upperside. The abdomen is yellow, while the head and thorax are black. This species occurs in both the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm, ranging from Myanmar to Indonesia. Its habitat consists of primary and secondary rainforest.
