Ornithoptera victoriae
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The Ornithoptera victoriae, commonly known as Queen Victoria's birdwing, is a very large and brilliantly colored butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. These butterflies are found in Southeast Asia, the East Indies, and tropical Australia. The term "bird-wing butterfly" is used for various large, often brightly colored butterflies. While Victoria is a state in Australia with its own unique flora and fauna, including a state bird, the Ornithoptera victoriae is specifically a species of butterfly, not a bird or a pigeon named after Victoria.123
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