Cairn's Birdwing on a Wine and Roses Bush
by Don Columbus
Title
Cairn's Birdwing on a Wine and Roses Bush
Artist
Don Columbus
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A male Cairn's Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) on a Old Fashioned Weigela plant aka Florida's Wine and Roses. The Cairn's Birdwing, is a species of butterfly endemic to north-eastern Australia, and is Australia's largest endemic butterfly species. The flowering plant has Rosy pink flowers that appear in late spring and often re-bloom in summer. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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July 16th, 2017
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