Ornithoptera Goliath - Subspecies

Subspecies

The subspecies are (conformity with Wikispecies)

• Ornithoptera goliath atlas Rothschild, 1908 Irian Jaya ; Onin Peninsula, Weyland Mountains or Köbowrè Range Papua; Cenderawasih Bay
• Ornithoptera goliath procus Rothschild, 1914 Seram Island
• Ornithoptera goliath samson Niepelt, 1913 Bird's Head Peninsula including Arfak Mountains
• Ornithoptera goliath sorongensis Morita & Sugiyama, 1998 junior synonym of ssp. atlas Rothschild, 1908
• Ornithoptera goliath supremus Röber, 1896 Eastern New Guinea from N.E. Irian Jaya in the west, to the east of New Guinea and Goodenough Island.
• Ornithoptera goliath ukihidei Hanafusa, 1994 Yapen Island (off the north coast of Irian Jaya).

Subspecies synonyms

• titan Grose-Smith, 1900 synonym of S.goliath supremus. The name titan probably applies to dark females of S.g.supremus only.