Ornithoptera alexandrae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Ornithoptera
- Species
- Ornithoptera alexandrae
- Scientific Name
- Ornithoptera alexandrae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
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 (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 Appendix I of CITES, making commercial international trade illegal. The other three insects listed are butterflies as well. They are the Parides burchellanus, Papilio homerus, Papilio chikae chikae (plus subspecies chikae hermeli).
...Ornithoptera alexandrae in languages:
- Arabic
- جناح طائر الملكة ألكسندرا
- Bulgarian
- птицекрила пеперуда на кралица Александра
- Catalan
- ornitòptera reina Alexandra
- Chinese
- 亞歷珊卓皇后鳥翼蝶
- Chinese
- 亞歷山大鳥翼蝶
- Chinese
- 亞歷山大鳳蝶
- Chinese
- 亞歷山大鳥翼鳳蝶
- Czech
- ptakokřídlec Alexandřin
- Dutch
- Alexandra's vogelvlinder
- Dutch
- Alexandra's vogelvleugelvlinder
- English
- Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
- Finnish
- Jättilintusiipi
- French
- Ornithoptère de la Reine Alexandra
- French
- Papillon de la Reine Alexandra
- German
- Königin-Alexandra-Vogelfalter
- Italian
- Farfalla della regina Alessandra
- Japanese
- アレクサンドラトリバネアゲハ
- Japanese
- アレキサンドラトリバネアゲハ
- Japanese
- アレクサンドラアゲハ
- Korean
- 알렉산드라비단제비나비
- Russian
- Птицекрылка королевы Александры
- Swedish
- Paradisfågelvinge
- Thai
- ผีเสื้อปีกนกราชินีอเล็กซานดรา
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