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Ornithoptera euphorion

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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Art LaPella (talk | contribs) at 05:02, 2 June 2007 ("Cairn's Birdwing" ->"Cairns Birdwing" - the latter outGoogles the former, and it lives near Cairns, Queensland. Also Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)#Capitalization). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cairns Birdwing
Male Cairns Birdwing, Melbourne Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Subfamily:
Papilioninae
Tribe:
Troidini
Genus:
Ornithoptera
Species:
O. euphorion
Binomial name
Ornithoptera euphorion
(G.R. Gray 1852)
Female Cairns Birdwing, females lack the green colouration.

Cairns Birdwing Ornithoptera euphorion is a Birdwing butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is Australia's largest butterfly, and is native to the tropical north of Queensland.

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