Subject: ~~Little Mysteries~~1 Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:43 am
The Queen Alexandra Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest living butterfly, with a wingspan that stretches almost a foot across. One the rarest butterflies in the world, it's found only in the rain forests of New Guinea.
The females, which have a chocolate brown body and wings, boast a wingspan of 11 to 12 inches (28 to 31 centimeters) The males are smaller — they grow to only 6.7 to 7.4 inches (17 to 19 cm) — but they're much more colorful: they sport a bright yellow abdomen topped with electric green and aquamarine wings.
Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:16 pm by tjp
Subject: ~~Little Mysteries~~1 
