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Cairns Birdwing

Ornithoptera euphorion

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Description:

I believe this is a type of birdwing. There was another, much larger that I didn't get a photo of

Species ID Suggestions

Cairns Birdwing

Ornithoptera euphorion
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Comments (1)
Grabs
This one is the male cairns birdwing :) Cool spotting.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithoptera_euphorion

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