Ornithoptera alexandrae Frame 124

Zoology

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Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art

Name/Title

Ornithoptera alexandrae Frame 124

Description

3 Ornithoptera alexandrae with label "Ornithoptera alexandrae - October 1971 North East - New Guinea Largest Known Butterfly In The World. Discovered 1895 by A.S. Meek collecting in Papua For Hon. Walter Rothschild Who Named It After Queen Alexandra. Source: Rev. David W. Bouton"

Collection

Kopp Collections

Cataloged By

Luke Schultz

Category

Riker Mount

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Butterflies, Lepidoptera, Papilionidae

Other Names

Name Type

Mount Number

Other Name

Riker Mount Number 124

Zoology

Taxonomy

Species

Ornithoptera alexandrea

Identifed By

LS

Identified Date

Jun 29, 2026

Specimen

Parts

Count

3

Parts

Adult Ornithoptera alexandrae

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

12 in

Depth

3/4 in

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Kopp Cabinet #4, Shelf #3

Category

Storage

Date

June 29, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Type

Break, Missing Areas / Holes

Date Examined

Jun 29, 2026

Examined By

Luke Schultz

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

ID Label

Label

Ornithoptera alexandrae - October 1971 North East - New Guinea Largest Known Butterfly In The World. Discovered 1895 by A.S. Meek collecting in Papua For Hon. Walter Rothschild Who Named It After Queen Alexandra. Source: Rev. David W. Bouton

Create Date

June 29, 2026

Update Date

June 29, 2026