PAPIIilONIDAE 
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troides 
The larvae o£ tlie Australijin Troides have two rows of lleshy dorsal spines, and two rows of 
lateral spines: they all feed upon climbing- vines of the genus AWs/o/ocA/n. The pupa has a bifid head 
and is attached by the tail and the usual central silken girdle, and not by separate lateral threads Used 
to a tubercle on each side, as is recorded of some Indian species of the genus. 
Type. Troides priamus Linue, from Amboina. 
224. Troides priamus Liiiiie. (Amboina). 
The four Australian subspecies of this handsome butterlly range from the islands of Torres Straits, 
through die Cape York ijeninsula, and along the east coast to the scrub patches of the northern rivers 
of K S. Wales. The tliree taken on the continent are each confined to a separate scrub district which 
is isolated by a wide belt of drier forest country. AVe have tigured one only of the four, but have written 
a general descrii)tion common to all: Ibis in conjunction with supplementary subspecific details will he 
of more value than four lengthy and minutely detailed descrii)tions. 
Above. Forewing rich black: a subcostal band from base to just before ai)ex, bright green: a 
band from base along dorsum and termen, but not reaching apex, bright gi*een: a broad sesmaik 
below cell, dull black. Hindwing bright green: costa, termen and dorsum, black: a series of discal 
spots, black. Antennae black: thorax black Avitli a dorsiil line, green: abdomen golden yellow. 
Beneatk. Forewing black: a very variable cell spot, gi*een; a discal and a subterminal series of 
large variable spots, eoale-scing towards costa, green. Hindwing green: costa, termen, dorsum and 
cell veins, black : a series of discal spots, black. Thorax black with a j^atcli at base of wings, red. 
Above. Forewing black: a large variable cell s^jot, greyish white: a discal and a subtermiual series 
of variable s^jots, coalescing towards costa, greyish white. Hindwing black; outer area with a series 
of broad elongate souietimes coalescent spots, gi’eyrish white: a series of variable discal spots, black. 
Antennae black: thorax black with a narrow dorsal line, green: collar usually red: abdomen blacker 
grey. 
Bexeatii. Forewing black; spots as above, but usually larger, more clearly defined, and paler. 
Hindwing black: spots as above, but paler and towards termen yellow. Antennae black: thorax red: 
abdomen yellow with segmental margins black. 
224a. T. priamus poseidon Doiibleday. 
Annals Magazine Natural History, XIX, 1847, p, 173. 
Above with niarldngs typical. Forewing with green bands broad; a narrow streak along median, and 
usually continued for a short distance along veins 2, 3, 4 and sometimes 5, bright green. Hindwing 
with termen very narrowly black: a series of up to four discal spots, black. 
Bexeatii Avith markings typical and tinged golden. Forewing with cell spot usually occupying the 
loAver half of cell and reaching to base: discal and subtermiual sjiots large, and intermediate black 
areas jjarrow. Hindwing green tinged golden; termen narrowly black, and cell veins very narrowly 
black on upper edge only: a series of six discal spots, with soinelimes a .seventh in area^la, black: 
torrial area usually golden-yellow; sometimes a subtermiual suffusion, golden-yellow and rarely a sub¬ 
costal spot golden. 
Above Avitli markings typical. Forewing with pale spots not so clearly defined as in fig. 551, and 
subtermiual spots dusted gi-ey and usually smaller. Hindwing with black termen slightlv broader 
than in fig. 651, and elongate spots of outer area terminally dusted bronze. 
Ben^th Avith markings l>i>ical. Forewing Avith pale sjiots as above but not dusted grey. Hind- 
wmg AArith elongate spots of outer area broadlj’- yellow (oAvards termen. 
Log. Banks Is. 2 3. Darnley Is. (type) 4 5 G. Murray Is. 9. 2So^ 16 9. 
In one of our male examples from Darnley Island, the green cell spot of forewing beneath is 
lediiced to a small s])ot in lowei* apex of cell. Australian specimens Avilh golden spots on hindwing 
above are of rare occurrence. 
224aa. T. priamus poseidon, q f. brunneus Rothschild. 
Novitates Zonlogicjut 1895, p. 189. 
9- Above. lorewing brown-black: a taint subtcrminal sjAot in area la and another in area 2, grevisb 
while. llindAving brown-black; outer area with a series of small elongate spots, greyish Avhite, each 
enclosing a discal spot, black. ‘ 
Bexeatii.^ Forewing browu-black : a discal streak in area 2 and another in area 3, grevish while; 
a scries of iaint subtcrminal spots in areas la to 5 greyish white. HindAving as above.’ 
Loo. Darnley Is. 6. 1 9 . 
