Ornithoptera priamus euphorion = Ornithoptera euphorion (Cairns birdwing)

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Subject:	Ornithoptera priamus euphorion = Ornithoptera euphorion (Cairns birdwing)

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Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus euphorion)

Ornithoptera euphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Queensland, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. Other common names include Cooktown birdwing and northern birdwing. The names Cairns and Cooktown in its common name reference the Australian cities in the region where this butterfly is found.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Ornithoptera
Species: Ornithoptera euphorion (Gray, 1852)
Synonyms
- Troides euphorion
- Troides priamus

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