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Rajah Brooke's Birdwing

Trogonoptera brookiana

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

The wings of the male butterflies are black and each forewing has seven teeth-shaped electric-green markings.The head is bright red and the body is black with red markings. It has a wingspan of 6" (15cm).
Papua New Guinea is home to the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, the largest birdwing with an 11" (28cm) wingspan

Habitat:

rainforest, near sulphur hot springs that meets a cold freshwater river with a forest of tree ferns along its edge

Notes:

spotted in Tawau Hills park

Reference Links:

Trogonoptera brookiana

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Comments (11)
Dan Doucette
Hi Muckpuk, yes I did make it to the hotsprings. I did not see any white monkeys though. That would have been cool. I didn't know they were around. Thank you Ali!
Muckpuk
Hi Dandoucette.... Did you make it to the hot springs? We did not make it, got rained away and it was getting late. We did see a red leaf monkey though! And did you manage to see a troupe of white monkeys? I am still trying to find out what they were.
ChunXingWong
Maybe by chance I have met you there because my school is nearby. I was only 8 at that time.
Dan Doucette
I only spent 4 days in Tawau Hills National Park.
Dan Doucette
No problem Chun, I've joined the mission and added this. I think I have more spottings that are perfect for this mission. I spent 2 months in Sabah! Loved it! Thanks for the commets Carolina, ceherzog and twoodside, sorry I missed them.
ChunXingWong
I hope you can join this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/11442358

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah

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PublishedApril 25, 2011

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