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BMNH(E)102847

Classification
Scientific name: Ornithoptera alexandrae Rothschild, 1907
Author: Rothschild, 1907
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Ornithoptera
Species: alexandrae
Higher classification: Insecta; Lepidoptera; Papilionidae; Papilioninae
Location
Locality: Nearest Named Place: N.E.Coast (Inland)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Papua New Guinea
Collection event
Recorded by: Meek
Identification
Identified by: T G. Howarth
Type status: Holotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ornithoptera alexandrae Rothschild, 1907 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)102847
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:824123
Preservative: Dry - mounted
Individual count: 1
Sex: Female
Life stage: Adult
Zoology
Barcode: 013602472
Record
Occurrence ID: 14c30546-ab28-4843-82cb-9bb7c5596c88
Modified: 2019-05-17 18:12:03 (UTC)
Created: 1995-02-06 00:00:00 (UTC)

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Additional Information

Created 1995-02-06 00:00:00 (UTC)
Last updated 2019-05-17 18:12:03 (UTC)
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb