May 3, 2025
Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion), family Papilionidae, Kuranda Scenic Railway Station and Daintree Nature Park, QLD, Australia
photograph by Chan Wah Choy
seen from United States
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Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion), family Papilionidae, Kuranda Scenic Railway Station and Daintree Nature Park, QLD, Australia
photograph by Chan Wah Choy
Okay so USUALLY I wouldn't buy pre-mounted specimens from gift shops like this... but I went down to Niagara to meet with some friends and spotted this GORGEOUS birdwing and morpho for sale!
It's a rare treat to see not only well pinned insects for sale in person, but especially to see Ornithoptera with locality and subspecies ID, as well as any morpho outside of the menelaus group. I've been having trouble finding a well priced Priam's green (previously i only had p. poseidon) so it worked out!
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Ornithoptera, Birdwings (1860)
by Helena Scott (1832–1910).
National Library of Australia.
Wikimedia.
He be groovin’
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