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Ornithoptera euphorion
Species of birdwing butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ornithoptera euphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. Other common names include Cooktown birdwing and northern birdwing.[2] The names Cairns and Cooktown in its common name reference the Australian cities in the region where this butterfly is found.
Quick Facts Cairns birdwing, Conservation status ...
Cairns birdwing | |
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Male at Melbourne Zoo | |
Female, ventral view | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Ornithoptera |
Species: | O. euphorion |
Binomial name | |
Ornithoptera euphorion (Gray, 1852) | |
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Distribution of Ornithoptera euphorion (in green) and other species of Ornithoptera in Australia | |
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