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5) Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Butterfly -



Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest butterfly in the world.The species was named by Lord Walter Rothschild in 1907, in honour of Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The first European to discover the species was Albert Stewart Meek in 1906, a collector employed by Lord Walter Rothschild to collect natural history specimens from Papua New Guinea. Although the first specimen was taken with the aid of a small shotgun, Meek soon discovered the early stages and bred out most of the first specimens. It is restricted to the forests of Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea.

sethy:
6) Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly -



The Emerald Swallowtail, Emerald Peacock, or Green-banded Peacock (Papilio palinurus) is a butterfly found primarily in South East Asia .There are several subspecies (from Burma, Borneo, Indonesia, Nias, and the Philippines).The wingspan is about 100 mm.

Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly

sethy:
7) Zebra Longwing Butterfly -



The Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the Nymphalidae. It was declared the official butterfly for the state of Florida in the United States in 1996.

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8) White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus)



The White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus) is a white butterfly of Mexico and Centra America, ranging as far south as Costa Rica. As suggested by its name, this is one of the relatively few morphos that is white rather than blue. Some authorities include M. luna, which is also white, as a subspecies of M. polyphemus.

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9)  Wood White Butterfly -



The Wood White or Red-spotted Jezebel (Delias aganippe) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Australia.

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