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| Morotai Is; 9/97; ssp. toeanti (all specimens from Insect World, CA) |
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| Mandioli Is. 7/98 ssp. wallacei |
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| Mandioli Is. 7/98 ssp. wallacei - viewed with oblique lighting |
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| Halmahera; 9/98 ssp. lydius form. boutani |
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| Morotai Is; 9/97; ssp. toeanti abb berchmannsi |
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| Mandioli Is. 7/98 ssp. wallacei Female |
Rare and local but widespread in the Moluccas, this is a lowland species that is now being bred commercially which may help protect it from extinction due to heavy logging and deforestation in its habitat. Several subspecies have been described.