Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892) is a animal in the Papilionidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892) (Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892))
🦋 Animalia

Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892)

Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892)

Troides andromache is a sexually dimorphic birdwing butterfly with distinct male and female wing patterns.

Family
Genus
Troides
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892)

This species is sexually dimorphic. For females, the wingspan ranges from 150 to 180 mm, and the hindwings are discreetly scalloped. The body is black with yellow marks on the ventral abdomen. Males have black upperside forewings. The underside of male forewings is black, with white markings in the postdiscal area and between the veins. Male hindwings are yellow with black veins and a border of marginal black triangles. Females have white forewings with black veins that are lined with grey. Female hindwings are yellow with black veins, and have a wide black marginal border along with a wide submarginal area formed of confluent black spots.

Photo: (c) Stijn De Win, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stijn De Win

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionidae Troides

More from Papilionidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store