Troides amphrysus ruficollis

Troides amphrysus ruficollis (Butler, 1879)


♂, Ranong, Thailand. (RIEB)		♀, Ranong, Thailand. (RIEB)

ON : Ornithoptera ruficollis Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8): 552.
TL : "Malacca" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.

Synonyms

Troides amphrysus gardineri Fruhstorfer, 1902 : Soc. ent. 17(8): 57. TL. 'Sumatra; Borneo' [Sumatra]. (replacement name for Troides amphrysus flavicollis ab. ruficollis Rothschild, 1895)
Ornithoptera amphrysus euthydemus Fruhstorfer, 1913 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(3): 133. TL. 'West-Sumatra; Nord-Ost-Sumatra'.
Troides amphrysus ruficollis f. poonkuanyaowi Tung, 1982 : Tokurana 4: 8-9, 16,fig.1-C, D♀. TL. "Pahang; Perak" [Pahang; Perak, W.Malaysia]. (IFS)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ♀f. yapi Haugum & Low, 1982 : Monog. Birdwing Butts. 2(2): 127. TL. Maxwell's Hill, Taiping area, Perak, [W.Malaysia]. (IFS)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Pinratana,1977 : 7, figs.P4,♂,♀. (P)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Haugum & Low,1983 : 131. (P)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Ohya,1983 : 246. (S)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 12, pl.7, figs.4,♂,♀. (Ranong; Trang; Satun; Yala)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Matsuka,2001 : 191. (P: Ranong; Thung Na Kha; Khao Chong; Thale Ban; Than To WF.)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis f. cerberus ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♂. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.28 ; accessed: 2024.04.10)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 64, pl.3, figs.P5,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To; Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 112, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hat Samphang; Ranong; Khao Luang; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 64, pl.3, figs.P5,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To; Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Troides amphrysus ruficollis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 151, figs.Abb.Pa-054-055. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 4♀ (RIEB).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Krabi : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Satun : 2♂ (photo by E.Ikari).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (RIEB).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Butler, A.G.,1879 : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8): 533-568, pls.68,69.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Troides amphrysus gardineri nom. nov.
Soc. ent. 17(8): 57. (15.Jul.1902)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Neue Indo-Australiche [sic] Rhopaloceren.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(3): 130-139. (14.Oct.1913)

Tung, V.W.Y.,1982 : The population genetics of Troides species of Peninsular Malaysia and descriptions of two new female forms Papilionidae)
Tokurana 4: 1-21.

Haugum, J. & Low. A.M.,1983 : A Monograph of the Birdwing Butterflies. Vol.2, part.2. Troides; amphrysus & haliphron groups.
E.J.Brill. Scandinavian Science Press LTD. Leiden, Copenhagen.

Ohya, T.,1983 : Birdwing Butterflies
Kodansha, Tokyo. 331 pp, 136 pls.

Matsuka, H.,2001 : Natural History of Birdwing Butterflies
Matsuka shuppan. 367 pp.


♂, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1996.09.26 - 2025.05.31.