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Ornithoptera euphorion
Large colourful butterfly, wingspan ~15cm. Most active mid-morning. Circled the host plant many times and laid numerous eggs. Hard to photograph as it never came to rest. Always flapping its wings even when laying her eggs. Pearlescent eggs about 2mm diameter.
Host plant Dutchman's Pipe or Aristolochia tagala. Vine has flowers and green fruit/seed pods (May). Suburban backyard, Clifton Beach QLD
A male Clearwing Swallowtail was very territorial wrt the Aristolochia vine. When the Cairns Birdwing approached it tried to chase it away.
Spotted on May 3, 2020
Submitted on May 4, 2020
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Beautiful butterfly. Thanks for sharing this, Andrea.