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How wide is a Queen Alexandra's birdwing?

An adult Queen Alexandra's birdwing has a wingspan of about 28 cm (11 in).

What is measured: female wingspan

Queen Alexandra's birdwing (28 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Queen Alexandra's birdwing (28 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 73% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 1.9× the height of a smartphone
  • About 3.3× the length of a credit card
  • As wide as about 12 large coins side by side
  • About 16% of the height of an adult person

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Facts about Queen Alexandra's birdwing

Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the world's largest butterfly, and its restricted Papua New Guinea habitat makes it vulnerable to habitat loss.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Queen Alexandra's birdwing; IUCN Red List — Ornithoptera alexandrae

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Queen Alexandra's birdwing
Venus flytrap15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7.09 in)0.64×
Fennec fox20 cm (7.87 in)0.71×
Axolotl23 cm (9.06 in)0.82×
Atlas moth24 cm (9.45 in)0.86×
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)0.89×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)this page
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)same size

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Which is bigger: Queen Alexandra's birdwing or Axolotl?

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