BUTTERFLIES:
The enormous bird wing butterfly has a body mass of 12 g (0.4 oz), while the diminutive pygmy blue is so tiny its weight is estimated to be only 0.003 g (0.0001 oz).
LARGEST BUTTERFLIES:
The
largest butterfly in the world is the QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S BIRDWING (Ornithoptera
alexandrae). This huge, poisonous butterfly lives in the rain forests of Papua,
New Guinea, and is an endangered species with a wing span of 11 inches. Males
of the species are much smaller than females.
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QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S
BIRDWING
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1. QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S BIRDWING - Ornithoptera alexandrae; Wingspan - 11.0 in
2. AFRICAN GIANT SWALLOWTAIL - Papilio antimachus; Wingspan - 9.1 in
3. GOLIATH BIRDWING - Ornithoptera goliath; Wingspan - 8.3 in
4. BURUOPALESCENT BIRDWING - Troides prattorum; Wingspan - 7.9 in
PALAWAN BIRDWING - Trogonoptera trojana; Wingspan-7.9 in
RIPPON'S BIRDWING - Troides hypolitus; Wingspan - 7.9 in
7. CHIMAERA BIRDWING - Ornithoptera chimaera; Wingspan - 7.5 in
Ornithoptera lydius - Wingspan - 7.5 in
MAGELLAN BIRDWING - Troides magellanus; Wingspan - 7.5 in
MIRANDA BIRDWING - Troides miranda; Wingspan - 7.5 in
SMALLEST BUTTERFLIES:
1. DWARF BLUE - Brephidium barberae; Wingspan - 0.55 in
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DWARF BLUE BUTTERFLY
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2. WESTERN PYGMY BLUE - Brephidium exilis; Wingspan - 0.62 in
3. WESTERN SPUARE-DOTTED BLUE - Euphilotes battoides; Wingspan - 0.66 in
4. PALLID DOTTED BLUE - Euphilotes pallescens; Wingspan - 0.70 in
5.BERNARDINO DOTTED BLUE - Euphilotes bernardino; Wingspan - 0.74 in
6. CYNA BLUE - Zizula cuna; Wingspan - 0.74 in
INTERMEDIATE DOTTED BLUE - Euphilotes intermedia; Wingspan - 0.74 in
LITTLE METALMARK - Calephelis virginiensis; Wingspan - 0.74 in
RITA DOTTED BLUE - Euphilotes rita; Wingspan - 0.74 in
SMALL DOTTED BLUE - Philoteilla speciosa; Wingspan - 0.74 in
TELEA HAIRSTREAK - Chlorostrymon teleai; Wingspan - 0.74 in
