Queen Alexandra's birdwing  (Ornithoptera alexandrae)

Female Queen Alexandra's birdwing on hibiscus flower

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae
Genus Ornithoptera (1)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).

Description

Information on the Queen Alexandra's birdwing is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/