Ornithoptera victoriae victoriae
 
Ornithoptera victoriae, the Queen Victoria's birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly of the family Papilionidae, found in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. What was originally described as Ornithoptera allotei, is a supposed natural hybrid between Ornithoptera victoriae and Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus. Ornithoptera victoriae, also called Queen Victoria's Birdwing is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1856 by Gray. The wingspan is about 15 – 18 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Ornithoptera victoriae is black. It has large green areas and some golden spots on the wings. The females are brown and have some white and yellow spots.