Ornithoptera chimaera

Ornithoptera chimaera ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Troidini
Subtribus: Troidina
Genus: Ornithoptera
Subgenus: Schoenbergia
Species: Ornithoptera chimaera
Formae loc.: O.c. f. loc.charybdis - O.c. f. loc.chimaera - O.c. f. loc.dracaena - O.c. f. loc.flavidior

Name

Ornithoptera chimaera (Rothschild, 1904)

Synonyms

• Troides chimaera Rothschild, 1904
• Ornithoptera (Schoenbergia) chimaera (Rothschild, 1904)
• Papilio (Troides) chimaera dracaena Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Type locality: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Weyland Mountains, Dewaro Village, 3500 ft.
    • Types: HMW. two (2) males ♂♂ and four (4) females ♀♀. VI.1920.

References

• Deslisle, G. & Sclavo, J.P. 2015. Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies. Volume 1: 1–813. Reference page. 
• Schäffler, O., 2001: Papilionidae VI, Ornithopthera in Bauer & Frankenbach, Butterflies of the World. part 12.

Vernacular names

English: Chimaera Birdwing

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