The yellow coloration, the size ratio of forewings to hindwings, the curve of the outer margin of the hindwings, and the short tail suggest that it is reasonable to consider this a separate species from paradisea. (Yasui)
076-00727
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| Box number | 076 |
| Specimen number | 00727 |
| Box-Specimen | 076-00727 |
| Scientific name | Ornithoptera arfakensis arfakensis (Joicey & Noakes, 1916) |
| Sex | m |
| Collection date | 199501** |
| Collection site | Arfak Mts., Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
| legit (collector) | unknown |
| Variation | |
| Plate No. in Ohya (1983) and others |