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cairns birdwing female

Description:

The largest butterfly in australia, the cairns birdwing female is somewhat less colorful than the male

Habitat:

butterfly house in Melbourne

1 Species ID Suggestions

Grabs
Grabs 6 years ago
Cairns birdwing
Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns Birdwing Butterfly at Thala Port Douglas Australia


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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 6 years ago

Love this blog, which explains how the female slips the male a sedative during mating http://beforeitsgone.com.au/2011/05/03/b...

Grabs
Grabs 6 years ago

A female cairns birdwing butterfly

:)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithop...

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 17, 2016
Submitted on Sep 4, 2017

Spotted for Mission

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