| Paradise Birdwing | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Troidini |
| Genus: | Ornithoptera |
| Species: | O. paradisea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornithoptera paradisea Staudinger 1893 |
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The Paradise birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea) is a species of birdwing butterfly.
The drab females can reach 150mm in wingspan and the brightly colored males peak at 135mm. The male is highly valued by collectors, with good quality male specimens costing more than $300. It is often called the "most desirable birdwing the world over".