Ornithoptera richmondia

Richmond birdwing
Live male specimen
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Ornithoptera
Species:
O. richmondia
Binomial name
Ornithoptera richmondia
(Gray, 1853)
Distribution of Ornithoptera richmondia (in purple) and other species of Ornithoptera in Australia
Synonyms
  • Papilio richmondia
  • Troides priamus richmondia

Ornithoptera richmondia, the Richmond birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly that is endemic to Australia. It is the second smallest of the birdwing species, the smallest being Ornithoptera meridionalis.

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.