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Butterfly Wing of Bird of Paradise from Papua

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 Ornitophera Paradisea (Photo:   HIMAKOVA IPB ) The following brief article is a translation from IPB University. Ornitophera paradisea , known as the bird of paradise wing butterfly, is one of the endemic butterflies of Papua and West Papua. The butterfly wings of the bird of paradise are protected under Government Regulation no. 7 of 1999 concerning Preservation of Plant and Animal Species. According to the official IUCN website, the status of this butterfly is not yet of concern or Least Concern (LC) (Waikar et al. 2019). The type Ornitophera paradisea has significant morphological differences between male and female butterflies (sexual dimorphism) which lies in the shape, size and color of the wings. This type of O. paradisea has a male wing span of 75 – 125 mm and the female 100 – 170 mm. O. paradisea males have black green forewings and black circles. Ornitophera Paradisea The hind wings are a mix of green, black and golden yellow. The tip of the hind wings has an elongated fila