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Golden Birdwing (dark larval form) - Troides rhadamantus Bohol Butterfly Sanctuary, Philippines (Oct 2012).<br /> The caterpillar is a velvety gray colour and has a white band on a segment on its middle. It has numerous fleshy red-tipped white protuberances on the body. It is bulky and slow in its movements. Fall,Geotagged,Golden Birdwing,Philippines,Troides rhadamantus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Golden Birdwing (dark larval form) - Troides rhadamantus

Bohol Butterfly Sanctuary, Philippines (Oct 2012).
The caterpillar is a velvety gray colour and has a white band on a segment on its middle. It has numerous fleshy red-tipped white protuberances on the body. It is bulky and slow in its movements.

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    If these caterpillar/butterfly photos were taken at a Butterfly Sanctuary, they should not count for the contest. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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      Patomarazul
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      That's OK :-) Posted 9 years ago

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The Troides rhadamantus

The golden birdwing is a birdwing butterfly that inhabits the Philippines. There are many subspecies on different islands of the Philippines and some authors consider ''Troides plateni'' and ''Troides dohertyi'' as subspecies of ''T. rhadamantus''.

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Oct 10, 2012 05:13 in Carmen - Sagbayan - Bacani Rd, Carmen, Bohol, Philippines.
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  • DC1400
  • f/2.8
  • 1/199s
  • ISO256
  • 4.7mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.