Troides Helena

This protected species is the most common among other protected species in Indonesia. It is a forest inhabitant but can also be found near villages, especially when host plants are in the vicinity.

belongs to family Papilionidae

– distribution: western part of Indonesia, Sulawesi, also in India, Southeast Asia, southern China, and Hong Kong – host plants: Aristolochiaceae (Aristolochia acuminata) – status: protected in Indonesia, regulated as Appendix II CITES, IUCN categorized this species as Least Concern.

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