| Genus/Species: | Ornithoptera paradisae (left: female underside; right: male upperside) |
| Common Name: | Paradise Birdwing |
| Family/Tribe: | Papilionidae/Troidini |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Origin: | Baitabag/M.P. |
| Location: | IFTA |
| Remarks: | The Paradise Birdwing is one of the world's rarest
butterfly species. It was believed to be extinct but rediscovered in the Kau Wildlife Area, at Baitabag/Madang Province at the beginning of the 90's. The species is protected, included in the Red List of Threatened Animals and listed in Appendix B of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). |
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