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Subfamily Ornithoptera eurasia - Birdwings
Birdwing - Queen Alexanders

Aetheoptera alexandrae
Birdwing - Queen Victorias

Aetheoptera victoriae


Aetheoptera victoriae


Ornithoptera aesacus


Ornithoptera allotei


Ornithoptera croessus


Ornithoptera goliath


Ornithoptera meridionalis


Ornithoptera paradisea


Ornithoptera paradisea
Birdwing - Poseidon

Ornithoptera priamus


Ornithoptera priamus


Ornithoptera priamus


Ornithoptera priamus


Ornithoptera rothschildi


Ornithoptera rothschildi


Ornithoptera tithonus
Birdwing - Rajah Brookes

Trogonoptera brookiana


Trogonoptera trojana


Troides aeacus


Troides amphrysus


Troides andromache


Troides criton


Troides cuneifera


Troides cuneifera


Troides darsius


Troides haliphron


Troides haliphron
Birdwing - Common

Troides helena


Troides hypolitus


Troides hypolitus


Troides magellanus


Troides miranda


Troides oblongomacula


Troides oblongomaculata


Troides plato


Troides prattorum


Troides rhadamanthus


Troides rhadamantus


Troides rhadamantus


Troides riedeli


Troides vandepolli


Troides vanderpolil


Troides helena


Troides amphrysus


Troides haliphron


Troides haliphron
Birdwing - Croessus

Ornithoptera croessus
Birdwing - Coelestis

Ornithoptera priamus


Troides haliphron

Narrative

Birdwings (Ornithoptera Group) contain the largest and most spectacular species of butterflies. They are considered a very primitive group of swallowtails. Because of their great size and bold colors, many of the forms are frequently used in decorative projects. The Ornithoptera group is found from India through the Malay area through Indonesia to New Guinea and north Australia. No species in this group is found in Africa or the New World.

The following is a list of the species in this group (an * indicates that this species is pictured):

SPECIES - - - - - LOCATION
Aetheoptera alexandrae - East New Guinea
Aetheoptera victoriae* - Solomon Islands
Ornithoptera aeasacus* - Obi Isle
Ornithoptera allotei* - Solomon Islands
Ornithoptera croessus* - Halmahera, etcetera
Ornithoptera goliath* - New Guinea, etcetera
Ornithoptera meridionalis* - New Guinea
Ornithoptera paradisea* - New Guinea
Ornithoptera priamus* - New Guinea, Solomons, etc.
Ornithoptera rothschildi* - Arfak
Ornithoptera tithonus* - New Guinea
Trogonoptera brookiana* - Malaysia, etcetera
Trogonoptera trojana* - Palawan
Troides aeacus* - India, Malay, China
Troides amphrysus* - Malaysia, etcetera
Troides andromache* - Borneo
Troides criton* - Indonesia, New Guinea
Troides cuneifera* - Java and Malaysia
Troides darsius* - Ceylon
Troides haliphron* - Celebes

Troides helena* - India, Malay, etcetera
Troides hypolitus* - Celebes, etcetera
Troides magellanus* - North Philippines and Taiwan
Troides minos - West and southwest India
Troides miranda* - Sumatra
Troides oblongomaculatus* - New Guinea, etcetera
Troides plato* - - Timor
Troides prattorum* Buru
Troides rhadamanthus* - Philippines
Troides (rhadamanthus) plateni* - Palawan
Troides (rhadamanthus) dohertyi* - Indonesia
Troides riedeli* - Tanimbar
Troides staudingeri - Babar (east of Timor)
Troides vanderpoli* - Northwest Java and west Sum.

Taxonomy

Latin

English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths
Family Papilionidae Swallowtails
SubFamily Ornithoptera eurasia Birdwings

References





GenusSpecies
Cytheitisrhodopteron
Cytheitisschultzei
Graphiumarcesilaus
Graphiumearis
Graphiumhipparchus
Graphiumiphitas
Graphiumorthosilaus
Iphimedeianiepelti
Iphimedeiarichardus