Butterflies

The Queen Alexandra Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest living butterfly, with a wingspan that stretches almost a foot across. One the rarest butterflies in the world, it's found only in the rain forests of New Guinea.

The females, which have a chocolate brown body and wings, boast a wingspan of 11 to 12 inches (28 to 31 centimeters) The males are smaller — they grow to only 6.7 to 7.4 inches (17 to 19 cm) — but they're much more colorful: they sport a bright yellow abdomen topped with electric green and aquamarine wings.

Queen Alexandra Birdwings take about four months to morph from an egg to an adult butterfly. After that, these monster butterflies usually live for another three months, which is actually quite long, considering that most butterflies live for only a month.

Wow I would so love to photograph this butterfly in the wild sounds gorgeous thank you for taking the time to write this info.

WOW!! sounds AWESOME! thank you for posting this ☺☻♥

Wow, thats really big!!
I agree with shellandshilo, 'I would so love to see a photograph'
Thanks for the post!!