Field GuideChange city
Back to Cairns
  • Cairns Birdwing, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Cairns Birdwing, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) kerrycoleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cairns Birdwing, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Jo Jo Swann, all rights reserved

  • Cairns Birdwing, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Patrick De Geest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cairns Birdwing, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) geekgirl24, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Cairns Birdwing, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) MJIphotos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

1 of 6 photos

Cairns Birdwing

Ornithoptera euphorion

Worldwide
2,050 observations
Group
Insects
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Ornithoptera euphorion, the Cairns birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to north-eastern Australia, 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.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loading sightings…