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| Manus Is; 1/82 ssp. auratus | Ceram island Indonesia ssp codrus |
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| Ranonga Island, Solomons Oct 7 1970 ssp tenebrionis leg.: R.H.Morgan | Celebes, Indonesia ssp. celebensis melanic abberation. Note the small size of the Celebes race |
Widespread in the Philippines, Indonesia and the Moluccas,
New Guinea east to the Solomon Islands. Several races are rather common,
while some are very rarely seen and poorly known.
At least 14 subspecies described including:
melanthus - Philippines
celebensis - Celebes Is
taloranum - Talaud Is
stiris - Sula Is
giloensis - Halmahera, Bachan
codrus - Buru, Ambon, Ceram
medon - New Guinea, Biak, Aru
toealensis - Kai
auratus - Admiralty islands
segonax - New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover
pisidice - Bougainville, Malaita
tenebrionis - Rendova, New Georgia
solon - Guadalcanal
christobalus - San Cristobal