Ornithoptera victoriae
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 Male O. victoriae from Guadalcanal, upperside
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| Ornithoptera victoriae Gray, 1856 |
Queen Victoria's Birdwing Ornithoptera victoriae is a birdwing butterfly found in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island (New Guinea).
[edit] Conservation
Not rare, but some populations are declining due to deforestation.The Solomons Islands government is not a signatory to CITES.
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