Ornithoptera
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Ornithoptera is a genus of birdwing butterflies found in the northern portion of the Australasian realm, east of Weber's line; the Moluccas, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northeastern Australia
Université de Rennes 1, collection Charles Oberthür, papillons, région australienne
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
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Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 to 28 cm. This birdwing is restricte
Ornithoptera
…South Wales, Australia, therefore the southernmost distribution of birdwings. This genus includes the two largest butterfly species in the world, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing and the Goliath birdwing. Ornithoptera species are highly prized by insect collectors because they are rare, large, and considered exceptionally…
Pararistolochia (some species were formerly Aristolochia)
A lateral photograph of the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly caterpillar.
A dorsal photograph of the Holotype female of Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly.
Raising the flagship profile with mounted specimens, collected or bred when the insect was not endangered.