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Australia's largest butterfly. Absolutely stunning.
The Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera
Thanks for the ID martinl - I recognised the male, but not the female. Very ...
Photo taken at the Copenhagen Zoo.
Characteristic green, black and yellow, large butterfly to 15cm wingspan. ...
Impressive large spikey looking caterpillar ~8cms long. Feeding on host plant.
This was in the butterfly house at the Melbourne Zoo, Australia
Male and female specimens, shot at the Melbourne Zoo.
Cairns Birdwing, photographed at the Krohn Conservatory's annual butterfly show ...
Large colourful butterfly, wingspan ~15cm. Most active mid-morning. Circled the ...
Large green butterfly with brightly colored underside, is the largest of ...
A mating pair of Cairns Birdwing butterflies. The wingspan can be up to 150 mm ...
I took this photo at a "butterfly farm". When I was up near Cairns I was lucky ...
A huge caterpillar found munching on some leaves. Not sure what species
The male Cairns birdwing is more colourful than the female, decorated by ...
A bright green and black tropical rainforest butterfly mating with the larger ...
The Cairns Birdwing male is black and green. The upper side of the forewings ...
The Cairns Birdwing is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to northeastern ...
This was a monster-sized butterfly, about the size of an open hand. Beautifully ...