Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Wildlife Queensland The Courier Mail
(insects) Family Papilionidae (swallowtails) Scientific name Ornithoptera richmondia (Gray, [1853]) Common name Richmond birdwing WildNet taxon ID 2014 Synonym (s) Troides richmondia Alternate name (s) Richmond birdwing butterfly Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status Vulnerable Conservation significant Yes Endemicity
The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly ECOEducation Service
The Richmond birdwing butterfly ( Ornithoptera richmondia) is the largest subtropical Australian butterfly, found only in subtropical northern New South Wales and Southeast Queensland. Its populations have declined in Queensland since the 1920s following the loss and fragmentation of their habitats, mainly rainforests.
Richmond Birdwing SBBT
The Richmond River Birdwing Butterfly was a reasonably common species when the Big Scrub rainforest once covered this region; its range extended from Grafton to the subtropical rainforest around Noosa in Queensland. This range has been severely modified due to extensive habitat destruction for timber, dairy farming, habitation pressures and.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Smithsonian Photo Contest Smithsonian Magazine
The vulnerable Richmond birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia) is one of the largest and showiest subtropical butterflies in Australia. The two other birdwing butterflies found in Australia, Ornithoptera priamus and Ornithoptera euphorion are typically larger. Protected in Queensland, it is ranked as a critical priority for conservation action by the Department of Environment and Heritage.
Some Richmond Birdwing lifecycle stages
Richmond birdwing butterfly Scientific name Ornithoptera richmondia (Gray) (Order Lepidoptera, Family Papilionidae) Type locality: Richmond River, New South Wales (NSW). Syntype male in Museum of Natural History, London. Distribution Historical range: Queensland (Qld) - Maryborough to Currumbin. NSW - Tweed River to Grafton and Clarence River.
Richmond birdwing butterfly at Melbourne Zoo r/melbourne
The Richmond birdwing is one of Australia's largest butterflies, with a wingspan of up to 16cm in females and 13cm in males. Males and females differ in appearance. Females have dark brown or black wings with extensive white, cream or, in the hindwing, yellowish markings.
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The spectacular Richmond birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia) is the largest butterfly in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The colourful male has a wingspan of 12-13cm, with a black body, brilliant green stripes and spots on both sides of its wings, green patches on its hind wings and a bright red splash on its thorax.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly, Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk, Queensland Australia Butterfly
Summary The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly, restricted to subtropical areas of Australia, is threatened with extinction in the Queensland part of its range because of clearing and fragmenting rainforests containing its larval food vines. Habitat fragmentation and drought have exacerbated risks of inbreeding depression and a range of other threats exist, including invasions of the exotic Dutchmans.
Richmond Birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia) Male Under
The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera richmondia.: The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia) is one of the largest butterflies found in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales. This beautiful butterfly, the male of which has brilliant green and black wings and bright red splash on its thorax, was once found in great numbers from the Mary River Heads in.
Male Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Troides richmondia) a photo on Flickriver
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. Contents Distribution Abundance and conservation status Biology Host plants and larval biology Adult biology Distribution
Brisbane's Big Butterfly Count A threatened species The Richmond Birdwing butterfly
The Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network is devoted to the conservation of this beautiful butterfly and the host vines and habitat that it requires for survival. Find out about the two vines that the larva of the Richmond Birdwing feeds on and the flowers that attract the adult butterflies. Here you will find a guide on how to plant and.
Richmond Birdwing SBBT
Richmond birdwing butterfly This vine is the main food species for the Richmond birdwing butterfly. [8] This plant has suffered from habitat loss since the appearance of European settlers. Former areas of its habitat have been almost completely destroyed, such as at the Big Scrub.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Wildlife Queensland Quest News
The Richmond birdwing butterfly, the largest subtropical butterfly in Australia, is closely related to several other birdwings from northern Queensland and New Guinea. It is protected in Queensland, where it is classified as a threatened species at risk of extinction.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera richmondia Male Flickr
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 . Distribution Historically, O. richmondia is recorded from rainforests southwards from Maryborough to the Clarence River in New South Wales.
Richmond Birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia) Female Under
With an adult wingspan of up to 16cm the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly ( Ornithoptera richmondia) is one of Australia's largest butterflies. The females have a mix of dark brown or black, white, cream and yellow markings while the males have distinctive iridescent green or blue markings.