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The Talaud Black Birdwing (''Troides dohertyi'') is a birdwing butterfly endemic to the Talaud and Sangihe islands. This species is ranked as a subspecies of ''Troides rhadamantus'' by some authors. ==Description== :For terms see External morphology of Lepidoptera. Size range. 140 mm. to 160 mm.(females) wingspan. Male: The male is unique among birdwings, being almost entirely black on the upperside forewings and hindwings.The underside of the hindwing has the golden markings typical of Troides species but sometimes reduced. Rarely males have faint suggestions of gold colouration on the upper surface of their hindwing. Females may show yellow markings on their hindwings, and both sexes have whitish to tan stripes on their forewings (veins are bordered by white colour). Female: ''Troides dohertyi'' is sexually dimorphic. The female covers the upper range of the wing-span. It is significant-larger than the male. The basic colour of the female is dark-brown. The veins are bordered by white colour. There is a small yellow area with dark veins on the hind wings. The underside is a similar to the upperside. The abdomen is light-brown, but the underside is yellow. Head and thorax are black. The underside of thorax has a red hair-coat. Image:PompeopteraDohertyiRippon.jpg| Image:PompeopteraDohertyi2Rippon.jpg| 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Troides dohertyi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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