Distribution of Ornithoptera euphorion (in green) and other species of Ornithoptera in Australia
Synonyms
Troides euphorion
Troides priamus
Ornithoptera euphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. Other common names include Cooktown birdwing and northern birdwing.[2] The names Cairns and Cooktown in its common name reference the Australian cities in the region where this butterfly is found.
Ornithopteraeuphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species...
Ornithoptera priamus, the common green birdwing, Cape York birdwing, Priam's birdwing, northern birdwing or New Guinea birdwing is a widespread species...
Ornithoptera richmondia, the Richmond birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly that is endemic to Australia. It is the second smallest of the birdwing...
Ornithoptera goliath, the Goliath birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in New Guinea. It is the second largest butterfly in the world, after the Queen...
Ornithoptera croesus, the Wallace's golden birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found in northern Maluku in Indonesia. It is a member of the Ornithoptera...
– only known from Indian birthwort (A. tagala) Cairns birdwing (Ornithopteraeuphorion) Richmond birdwing (O. richmondia) Paradise birdwing (O. paradisea)...
Ornithoptera chimaera, the chimaera birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in mountain areas of New Guinea, 1000 meters...
Ornithoptera paradisea, the paradise birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found in New Guinea. Arnold Pagenstecher and Staudinger both described...
Ornithoptera meridionalis, the southern tailed birdwing, is the smallest species of the genus Ornithoptera. It is known from a handful of localities in...
Ornithoptera tithonus, the Tithonus birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found on New Guinea and other neighbouring islands. Ornithoptera tithonus...
riedeli T. staudingeri T. vandepolli Ornithoptera O. aesacus O. alexandrae O. chimaera O. croesus O. euphorion O. goliath O. meridionalis O. paradisea...
fatal to the caterpillars of two butterflies, the Cairns birdwing (Ornithopteraeuphorion) and of the threatened Richmond birdwing (O. richmondia), and threatens...
Ornithoptera aesacus, the Obi Island birdwing, is a rare species of birdwing butterfly, endemic to the Island of Obira (formerly Obi), Indonesia. The specific...
What was originally described as Ornithoptera allotei, is a natural hybrid between Ornithoptera victoriae and Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus. The Queen...
Ornithoptera akakeae is the name given to a birdwing butterfly that is a natural hybrid between Ornithoptera rothschildi and Ornithoptera priamus poseidon...
Wallace, Alfred Russel (1855). "Description of a new Species of Ornithoptera. Ornithoptera brookiana. Wallace". The Transactions of the Entomological Society...
Ornithoptera allotei is the name given to a birdwing butterfly that is a natural hybrid between Ornithoptera victoriae and Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus...
riedeli T. staudingeri T. vandepolli Ornithoptera O. aesacus O. alexandrae O. chimaera O. croesus O. euphorion O. goliath O. meridionalis O. paradisea...
riedeli T. staudingeri T. vandepolli Ornithoptera O. aesacus O. alexandrae O. chimaera O. croesus O. euphorion O. goliath O. meridionalis O. paradisea...
riedeli T. staudingeri T. vandepolli Ornithoptera O. aesacus O. alexandrae O. chimaera O. croesus O. euphorion O. goliath O. meridionalis O. paradisea...
similar to Troides amphrysus, the butterfly was originally described as Ornithoptera amphrisius var. cuneifera. The first to separate the two species was...
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