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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.
Some male Ornithoptera species demonstrate courtship behaviour. Ornithoptera priamus posedion males will approach a female carefully, and examine the female for several minutes. After consideration, the male may choose to hover twenty to thirty centimeters above the female, displaying the bright yellow marking on its hindwings.
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 .
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Ornithoptera chimaera chimaera (Rothschild, 1902) Ornithoptera chimaera draco Rousseau-Decelle, 1935; Ornithoptera goliath atlas Rothschild, 1908; Ornithoptera goliath goliath (Oberthür, 1888) Ornithoptera goliath samson Niepelt, 1913; Ornithoptera goliath supremus Röber, 1896; Ornithoptera meridionalis tarunggarensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927 ...