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Chimaera birdwing

(Ornithoptera chimaera)

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Description

Ornithoptera chimaera,the chimaera birdwing,is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae.It is found in mountain areas of New Guinea,1000 meters above sea level.Male: The forewings are ground colour black.There are two green areas.The underside of the forewing is green.The margin of the wing is black.The veins are black.There is a chain of little postdiscal internervular black spots on the wing.The hindwing inner part and the edge are black.The other part of the wing is green and contains some large,golden spots and two or more black spots.The underside of the hindwing is green.There are large,golden spots and three black spots.The inner edge is very hairy.The abdomen is bright yellow.Head and thorax are black.The underside of thorax has two red tufts Female: The female is larger than the male.The general colour of the female is dark brown.There is a chain of white postdiscal spots on the forewings,a discal chain and white subcostal spots.In the discal part of the hindwings there is a large,white area.The outer edge of this white area is yellow.Between the white part and the yellow part there is a chain of black spots.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Papilionidae
Genus:Ornithoptera
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