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species are highly prized by insect collectors because they are rare, large, and considered exceptionally beautiful.
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionidae
Troidini
Ornithoptera
Boisduval
Type species
Papilio priamus
Linnaeus
birdwing butterflies
Australasian realm
Weber's line
Moluccas
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Ornithoptera richmondia
New South Wales
Australia
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
Goliath birdwing
Ornithoptera victoriae
Ornithoptera aesacus
Ornithoptera croesus
Ornithoptera euphorion

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