There are about 30 different species of the Richmond Birdwing butterfly, distributed across areas of mainland Asia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northeastern Australia.
There are about 10 species left in the world.
There are many species of butterfly that live in tropical rainforests. Some of the most common are: * Birdwing Butterfly * Grey Albatross Butterfly * Ulysses Butterfly * Common Eggfly * Red-bodied Swallowtail * Union Jack Butterfly * Helena Brown Butterfly * Regent Skipper * morpho butterfly * Julia butterfly * Monarch butterfly * Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly * Goliath Birdwing butterfly * Saturn Butterfly
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The largest butterfly in the world is female Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly. It can be found in New Guinea and is know by the scientific name Ornithoptera Alexandrae. Its wing span can reach up to 12 and a half inches (32 cm). The male is generally considerably smaller than the female.
How many babies a morpho butterfly has is not listed. This is a rare species of butterfly and is poisonous when it reaches adulthood.
There are very many different species of butterflies in the world. The monarch butterfly is the oldest known butterfly in the world.
From the website defenders.com: "Size: Butterflies come in a variety of sizes. The world's smallest known species, the blue pygmy found in southern California, has a wingspan of just over half an inch [ca. 13 mm]. The largest species, New Guinea's Queen Alexandra's birdwing, can measure up to twelve inches from wingtip to wingtip. [ca 305 mm] The length of a typical butterfly is comparable to the wingspan. Probably a bit less.
A large swallowtail may weigh 0.3 grams and smaller butterflies 0.04 grams. The Queen Victoria Birdwing may weigh 2-3 grams
There are many species of "Tropical Coral Reef Fish" that are commonly called "Butterfly Fish"
According to the Australian Government website for environment, there are twenty-eight different species of butterfly that inhabit the Christmas Islands.
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Over 2725 butterfly species live in or pass through North America (although around 2000 of these are from Mexico.