Ornithoptera alexandrae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA LEPIDOPTERA PAPILIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Ornithoptera alexandrae
Species Authority: (Rothschild, 1907)
Common Name/s:
English – Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
French – Ornithoptère De La Reine Alexandra
Taxonomic Notes: Note, for the birdwing butterflies, genera Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides, specific and subspecific status follows D'Abrera. Subsequent revisions have been referenced but only totally new taxa have been added. Subspecies are listed where possible as they may occasionally be listed as full species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Gimenez Dixon, M.
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1985 – Endangered (Collins and Morris 1985)
1983 – Endangered (Wells et al. 1983)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Papua New Guinea

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Ornithoptera alexandrae. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 January 2009.
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