Obi (also called Obira ) is the main island in the Obi Islands group of Indonesia , south of the larger Halmahera in North Maluku . Its area is 2,542 km².
4-555: The island is eponymous to the Obi Island Birdwing , an endemic species of butterfly. Extensive logging on the island has reduced its habitat, making the species' conservation a concern. In July 2016, provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba successfully negotiated with the China-based Jinchun Group for the building of a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter on the island. This article about
8-595: A location in Maluku Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Obi Island Birdwing Ornithoptera aesacus , the Obi Island birdwing , is an extremely rare species of birdwing butterfly , endemic to the Island of Obira (formerly Obi), Indonesia . While being a very rare species, they are commercially bred and traded. The specific epithet of Ornithoptera aesacus ,
12-463: Is named after Æsacus , the eldest son of Priam . The original description is: aesacus Ney, F. (Felix) 1903 as Troides priamus Form aesacus . The full reference is Ney, F. 1903 Eine neue Troides-Form von Obi. Insekten-Börse 20 (5): 36., 1903. The depository of the four syntypes collected by J. Waterstradt in May 1902 is unknown. They were once held by Hermann Rolle , whose collection, in part,
16-489: Was sold to Eugène Le Moult . Ornithoptera aesacus is a member of the Ornithoptera priamus species group . The two species are very similar but the male O. aesacus has a brilliant turquoise-blue sheen. The classification of Ornithoptera aesacus as a species does not have full consensus, and is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of Ornithoptera priamus by some, such as Parsons (1996). The Obi Island birdwing
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