Papilio priamus = Ornithoptera priamus (common green birdwing), Ornithoptera euphorion (Cairns birdwing) Plate 1: Papilio
a.
Papilio priamus L. f. priamus L. = Ornithoptera priamus priamus (Linnaeus, 1758), ♂, upperwing
Papilio priamus L. f. priamus L. = Ornithoptera priamus priamus (Linnaeus, 1758), ♀, upperwing
English: a.1.: Common Green Birdwing, male, upperwing; a.2.: Common Green Birdwing, female, upperwing
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Papilio priamus L. f. euphorion Gray = Ornithoptera euphorion (Gray, [1853]), ♀, upperwing
Papilio priamus L. f. euphorion Gray = Ornithoptera euphorion (Gray, [1853]), ♂, upperwing
English: b.1.: Cairns Birdwing, female, upperwing; b.2.: Cairns Birdwing, male, upperwing
Date circa 1927
Source Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde (The Macrolepidoptera of the World) Vol. 9a (Section III: Fauna indo-australica. Part 1: Rhopalocera), plate 1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/251239#page/15/mode/1up
Author Adalbert Seitz (1860–1938)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seitz9FaunaIndoAustralicaPlate1a.JPG
a. Papilio priamus L. f. priamus = Ornithoptera priamus
Ornithoptera priamus, the common green birdwing, Cape York birdwing, Priam's birdwing, northern birdwing or New Guinea birdwing is a widespread species of birdwing butterfly found in the central and south Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, and north-east Australia. The specific name of Ornithoptera priamus, is named after Priam, the king of Troy during the Trojan War.
b. Papilio priamus L. f. euphorion = Ornithoptera euphorion
Ornithoptera euphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. Other common names include Cooktown birdwing and northern birdwing. The names Cairns and Cooktown in its common name reference the Australian cities in the region where this butterfly is found.
