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Rothschild's Birdwing

Ornithoptera rothschildi

Classification

Class
Insecta

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. History This species was first recognized by entomologist Charles Edgar Pratt and described by George Kenrick in 1911.

Distribution

(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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