Wallace’s golden birdwing butterfly  (Ornithoptera croesus)

Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly
Wallace's golden birdwing butterfly
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Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusOrnithoptera (1)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description

Information on Wallace’s golden birdwing butterfly is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

References

  1. IUCN Red List (August, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (August, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
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