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
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.
Birdwing
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Birdwings are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera Trogonoptera, Troides, and Ornithoptera. Most recent authorities recognise 36 species, however, this is debated, and some
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
…birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in). This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea. The species is endangered and one of only four insects to be listed on…
Birdwing representatives
Early instar larva of Troides minos
Pupa of Ornithoptera victoriae
Copulating pair of Ornithoptera euphorion (female above, male below). The sexes are quite dissimilar in appearance, as is typical of species in the genus Ornithoptera.