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Cyphura maxima, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Also available without bands:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157577/cyphura_caudiferaria_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Cyphura caudiferaria, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/157577_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=G142dmfkhqdxXllFqaN24y%2BFCbA%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Cyphura caudiferaria, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Also available with bands:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157575/cyphura_maxima_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyphura caudiferaria,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure> Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyphura maxima,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cyphura maxima, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Also available without bands:

Cyphura caudiferaria, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Also available with bands:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/157575/cyphura_maxima_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Cyphura caudiferaria,Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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  1. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    All of them are absolutely stunning moth. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Glad you like them, many more to come :) Posted one year ago
  3. View Samba's profile
    Samba
    Giant Tortoise
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    This one is particularly pretty, IMHO. Is Papua the moth capital of the world? Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I'm not sure if it is. Moth diversity is very high in general in neotropical habitats across the world. What does stand out in Papua is that it is an area that is underexplored. Posted one year ago

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The Cyphura maxima

Cyphura maxima is a swallowtail moth in the Cyphura genus.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 9, 2024. Captured Oct 19, 2023 20:08 in WV9X+66 Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm

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