Butterfly

Butterfly genus species - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S BIRDWING Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world, wit h a wingspan up to 1 ft (30 cm) wide. The female is larger than the male and is brown with cream spots; the male is brown with blue and green markings and has a bright yellow abdomen. The caterpillar is black with red tentacles and has a cream-colored spot in the middle of its body. This rare butterfly is found in the lowland forests of northern Papua New Guinea (east of the Owen Stanley Mountains). Butterfly genus species - Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY The peacock butterfly ( Inachis io ) is a common butterfly from temperate parts of Europe (including Britain) and Asia. This butterfly makes a hissing sound when it is alarmed (usually upon seeing a bird); it makes the sound by rubbing its wings together. The wings are brownish-purple with a bright eyespot on each wing (the wings look a bit like an owl's face). The undersides of the wings are mottled grayish-brown. The larval host plant is the stinging nettle; the caterpillar is black with spines. Classification: Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies), genus Inachis, species I. io . Butterfly genus species - Peacock Butterfly Blue Peacock Butterfly Located: Southern India, Sri Lanka and western Java. Habitat: Evergreen forest, deciduous forests and urban areas. The blue peacock is very tolerant of the presence of other butterflies and humans. It even visits animal droppings. White Peacock Butterfly

GOLIATH BIRDWING BUTTERFLY The Goliath Birdwing ( Ornithoptera goliath ) is the second-largest butterfly in the world. This brightly-colored butterfly is poisonous and has a wingspan up to 11 inches (28 cm) wide. It has black, yellow and green wings and a yellow and black body. This butterfly in found in tropical forests in Indonesia. Family Papilionidae. Butterfly genus species - Goliath Birdwing