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| Oiua, Aiseki District, Morobe Province PNG, 8/95 ex - pupae (specimen from Ianni Butterflies) |
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| Oiua, Aiseki District, Morobe Province PNG, 8/95 ex - pupae female (specimen from Ianni Butterflies) |
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| Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya Indonesia ssp charybdis form "confluenta" |
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| Weyland Mountains, Irian Jaya Indonesia ssp charybdis |
Found at high elevations at both ends of the island of
New Guinea, this rare birdwing is now being bred in captivity in Papua
New Guinea with much success. Several subspecies have been described; charybdis
is found in West Irian but not yet being reared in captivity. Very local
in the wild.