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Monster butterfly

Ornithoptera euphorion

Photo by lmdang
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This was a monster-sized butterfly, about the size of an open hand. Beautifully bright red and yellow torso. I waited for about half an hour to catch a glimpse of its spanned wings but unfortunately, it didn't move at all.

Males have additional green colouring whilst females (like this spotting) do not.

Spotted in the butterfly enclosure at the Melbourne Zoo.

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Comments (4)

Photos of its male counterpart http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7068730
Thanks for the clue, monkey-mind & nana-puppet - pointed in the right direction. It's a Cairns Birdwing
Beautiful butterfly and an amazing photo.

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