Ornithoptera rothschildi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Ornithoptera
- Species
- Ornithoptera rothschildi
- Scientific Name
- Ornithoptera rothschildi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rothschild's birdwing
Rothschild's birdwing (Ornithoptera rothschildi) is a large birdwing butterfly, endemic to the Arfak Mountains in Western New Guinea.
What was originally described as Ornithoptera akakeae, is a supposed natural hybrid between Ornithoptera rothschildi and Ornithoptera priamus poseidon.
...Ornithoptera rothschildi in languages:
- English
- Rothschild's Birdwing
- Japanese
- ロスチャイルドトリバネアゲハ
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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