Ornithoptera aesacus

Ornithoptera aesacus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Ornithoptera
Species:	O. aesacus
Binomial name
Ornithoptera aesacus Ney, 1903

Ornithoptera aesacus is a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to Indonesia.

It is only found on the heavily logged island of Obi. It is seriously endangered but commercially bred.

References

• Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Ornithoptera aesacus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

External links

• Swallowtails Images
• Nagypal Images

Natural Hybrids
O. rothschildi x O. priamus poseidon • O. victoriae x O. priamus urvillianus