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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.. The "chimaera" portion of both the scientific and vernacular name, is named after the Chimaera, Greek: Χίμαιρα, Khimaira, from χίμαρος, khimaros, a creature in Greek mythology, composed of parts of three animals.
The sexes are quite dissimilar in appearance, as is typical of species in the genus Ornithoptera. Birdwings are typified by large size (up to a maximum body length of 7.6 cm or 3 inches and a wingspan of 28 cm or 11 inches in O. alexandrae ), showy colouration (in contrasting shades of green, yellow, black, white, and sometimes blue or orange ...
Ornithoptera is a genus of birdwing butterflies found in the northern portion of the Australasian realm, east of Weber's line; the Moluccas, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northeastern Australia; except for Ornithoptera richmondia, which may be found in far northeastern New South Wales, Australia, therefore the southernmost distribution of birdwings.
Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea .
The birdwings genus Ornithoptera comprises some of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in the World. The genus is distributed over southern parts of Asia to Australia. They are much sought after by collectors and a large number of species are considered threatened and given IUCN Red Data classification for protection.
Genus Callorhinchus. Callorhinchus callorynchus Linnaeus, 1758 (Ploughnose chimaera) Callorhinchus capensis A. H. A. Duméril, 1865 (Cape elephantfish) Callorhinchus milii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (Australian ghostshark) Family Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras) Genus Chimaera. Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Whitefin ...
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: Chimaera argiloba Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Whitefin chimaera) Chimaera bahamaensis Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark) Chimaera buccaginella Clerkin, Elbert, & Kemper, 2017 (Dark-mouth chimaera) Chimaera carophila Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2014 ...
Ornithoptera priamus, the common green birdwing, Cape York birdwing, Priam's birdwing, northern birdwing or New Guinea birdwing is a widespread species of birdwing butterfly found in the central and south Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, and north-east Australia.