Ornithoptera chimaera

Ornithoptera chimaera
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.

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