Ornithoptera chimaera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Ornithoptera |
Species: | O. chimaera |
Binomial name | |
Ornithoptera chimaera Rothschild, 1904 |
Ornithoptera chimaera is a birdwing butterfly of the papilionidae family. It is found in mountain areas of New Guinea and Java above 1000 metres.
The wingspan is 80–180 mm for females and 70–150 mm for males.
The larvae feed on Aristolochia momandul.