The female O. meridionalis is characterized by a scattering of blue scales at the base of the forewing cell surface. This is especially noticeable in this specimen. (Yasui)
085-00820
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| Specimen under surface (click to enlarge) |  |
| Box number | 085 |
| Specimen number | 00820 |
| Box-Specimen | 085-00820 |
| Scientific name | Ornithoptera meridionalis meridionalis (Rothschild, 1897) |
| Sex | f |
| Collection date | 19971216 |
| Collection site | Titawewe/Aseki, Morobe Prov., PNG |
| legit (collector) | unknown |
| Variation | |
| Plate No. in Ohya (1983) and others |