birdwing
Avian flight limb
Birdwing refers to a group of large, brilliantly colored butterflies native to Southeast Asia and Australasia, named for their elongated, angular wings that suggest a bird in flight.
They are among the largest butterflies in the world, with some species reaching wingspans of nearly a foot.
The term also describes the wing of any bird, or plants with wing-shaped leaves or petals.
Showing shifting spectral colors
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- vividIntensely clear and bright
brilliant · black · green · yellow · golden · blue · markings · patterns
Butterfly with forked hindwings
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
caterpillar · pupa · antennae · proboscis · scales · thorax · abdomen · pipevine
At risk of extinction
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- protectedKept from harm
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
extinction · threatened · vulnerable · endemic · rare · breeding program · captive breeding · habitat loss
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Papua New GuineaSouthwest Pacific island nation
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
canopy · jungle · habitat · endemic · Australasia · Philippines · Solomon Islands · Malaysia
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
vivid · brilliant · black · green · yellow · golden · blue · markings · patterns · male
swallowtail
Butterfly with forked hindwings
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
metamorphosis · caterpillar · pupa · antennae · proboscis · scales · thorax · abdomen · pipevine · Goliath
endangered
At risk of extinction
trafficking · extinction · threatened · vulnerable · endemic · rare · breeding program · captive breeding · habitat loss · deforestation
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Papua New GuineaSouthwest Pacific island nation
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
Southeast Asia · canopy · jungle · habitat · endemic · Australasia · Philippines · Solomon Islands · Malaysia · forest
- butterfliesmonarch, swallowtail, painted lady, red admiral, viceroy
- swallowtailsswallowtail