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The chimaera birdwing (''Ornithoptera chimaera'') is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in mountain areas of New Guinea, 1000 meters asl. The 'chimaera' portion of both the scientific and vernacular name, is named after the Chimaera, Greek: Χίμαιρα, Khimaira, from χίμαρος, khimaros, a creature in Greek mythology, composed of the parts of three animals. ==Description== :For terms see External morphology of Lepidoptera. The wingspan is 80–180 mm in females and 70–150 mm in males. Male: The fore wings are ground colour black. There are two green areas.The underside of the fore wing is green. The margin of the wing is black. The veins are black. There is a chain of little postdiscal internervular black spots on the wing. The hind wing inner part and the edge are black. The other part of the wing is green and contains some large, golden spots and two or more black spots. The underside of the hind wing is green. There are large, golden spots and three black spots. The inner edge is very hairy. The abdomen is bright yellow. Head and thorax are black. The underside of thorax has two red tufts. Female: ''Ornithoptera chimaera'' is sexually dimorphic. The female is larger than the male. The general colour of the female is dark-brown. There is a chain of white postdiscal spots on the fore wings, a discal chain and white subcostal spots. In the discal part of the hind wings there is a large, white area. The outer edge of this white area is yellow. Between the white part and the yellow part there is a chain of black spots. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ornithoptera chimaera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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