🦋 Atrophaneura dixoni (Male)

Common Name: Dixon’s Windmill Butterfly

Region: Sulawesi, Indonesia

Appearance: Black wings with dramatic red patches on the underside; wing veins edged in white, creating a delicate contrast.

Size: Wingspan typically 130–150 mm

Habitat: Rainforests of northern and central Sulawesi

Behavior: Graceful, slow flight—often floats near dense foliage in humid understory zones

Feeding: Adults sip nectar; important rainforest pollinator

Taxonomy: Family Papilionidae | Genus Atrophaneura

Sexual Dimorphism: Females have more extensive red markings on hindwings

Conservation Note: Considered rare and locally distributed