Nathan's Notes

August 15, 2009

The largest of the large invade the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing. Over the next month or so, the Butterfly Wing will be home to three different species of Birdwings (Troides or Ornathoptera) at one time. The Queen Alexandra Birdwing (Troides alexandrae) is considered the largest butterfly in the world with a wingspan of approximately twelve inches. Now, we won’t be flying the Queen Alexandra Birdwing, but we will have three other species of Birdwings, the Common Birdwing (Troides helena), the Golden Birdwing (Troides rhadamntus), and the New Guinea Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) with which to enchant visitors. This is the first time we have ever flow so many species of Birdwings in the Butterfly Wing at one time, so it is definitely worth a visit.