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Butterfly mating systems have great variation, including strict monandry, one male and one female, to polyandry, having many mates of the opposite sex. Typically Ornithoptera tend to be polygamous , mating with more than one individual.
Troides helena, the common birdwing, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. ... Antenna, head and thorax as in the male; abdomen dark brownish black above.
Illustration of both males and females. Ornithoptera paradisea is a large butterfly with a wingspan ranging from 140 mm to 190 mm. As they are sexually dimorphic, males and females differ in the size, shape and colour of the wings.
Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest species of butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This birdwing is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea .
Ornithoptera tithonus, the Tithonus birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found on New Guinea and other neighbouring islands. ... Male: The forewings are black ...
A closely allied species, the New Guinea or Priam's birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) reaches 19 cm (7.5 in) and is the largest butterfly species found in Australia, but it is not endemic. O. euphorion is quite closely related to O. richmondia, differing by its greater size and more extensive green markings in the male. [3]
Troides aeacus has a wingspan of about 150–170 millimetres (5.9–6.7 in) but can be as large as 194 mm. [3] In the males the forewings are black, with veins bordered by whitish colour, while the hindwings are bright yellow.
Malay birdwing Male, upperside Female Conservation status. ... the Malay birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly in the genus Troides in the family Papilionidae. Taxonomy