Ornithoptera goliath
Ornithoptera goliath, the Goliath birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in New Guinea. It is the second largest butterfly in the world, after the Queen Alexandra's birdwing.
| Goliath birdwing | |
|---|---|
| Male dorsal side above, female ventral side below | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Ornithoptera |
| Species: | O. goliath |
| Binomial name | |
| Ornithoptera goliath Oberthür, 1888 | |
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