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Cairns Birdwing ... Ornithoptera euphorion..
Family: Papilionidae ...
Cairns Birdwing diplay polymorphism ... as seen here ...
Top two images: Female Cairns Birdwing ...
Bottom two images: Male Cairns Birdwing ...
Australia's largest endemic butterfly species, with females reaching a wingspan of up to 16 cm. Males are usually a few centimeters smaller ...
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing your lovely photos, this helped me ID some shots I took when I was at Notebaert last fall.
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