Editing Queen Alexandra's birdwing

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{{Infobox Bug
|name = Queen Alexandra's birdwing
|ja-name = アレキサンドラトリバネアゲハ
|ko-name = 알렉산드라비단제비나비
|zh-name = 亚历山大凤蝶
|zht-name = 亞歷山大鳳蝶
|fr-name = Troides alexandrae
|es-name = Mariposa alas de pájaro
|it-name = Farfalla regina Alessandra
|de-name = Vogelfalter
|nl-name = Alexandra's vogelvlinder
|ru-name = Птицекрылка Александры
|image = Queen Alexandra's Birdwing NH.png
|icon = Queen Alexandra's Birdwing NH Icon.png
|scientific name = {{wp|Ornithoptera alexandrae}}
|family = {{wp|Papilionidae}} - Swallowtail butterflies
}}
The '''Queen Alexandra's birdwing''' (known as the '''birdwing''' prior to {{NL|short}} and the '''birdwing butterfly''' prior to {{NH|short}}){{Note|{{Nihongo foot|アレキサンドラトリバネアゲハ|Arekisandora toribane ageha}}}} is a [[bug]] in the {{SER}}. The Queen Alexandra's birdwing first appeared in {{DnMe+}} and has appeared in all subsequent games. They are the largest butterfly in the series.

In the games that the Queen Alexandra's birdwing appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying around flowers. In {{NH}}, it can be caught from [[spring]] to the start of [[fall]].
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==Catch details==
===In {{DnMe+|nolink}}===
{{PGBugInfo
| name = Alexandra's swallowtail butterfly
| number = 5
| num-e-plus = 5
| image = Alexandra's Swallowtail Butterfly DnMe+ Icon.png
| catchphrase = アレクサンドラアゲハを捕まえた！　Ｏｈ！　アレクサンドラァ～！！
| catchphrase-translation = I caught an Alexandra's swallowtail butterfly! Oh, Alexandraaa!!
| availability = All year
| times = 8 AM – 5 PM
| location = Flying around non-palm trees
| location-note = Due to its exclusivity to Animal Island, catching the Alexandra's swallowtail requires planting a non-palm tree on the island.
| on-animal-island = Yes
| m1 = Yes
| m2 = Yes
| m3 = Yes
| m4 = Yes
| m5 = Yes
| m6 = Yes
| m7 = Yes
| m8-1 = Yes
| m8-2 = Yes
| m9-1 = Yes
| m9-2 = Yes
| m10 = Yes
| m11 = Yes
| m12 = Yes
| rarity = 
| sell = 3000
| blathers-quote = 
}}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
{{WWBugInfo
|number= 8 
|image = Birdwing WW Icon.png
|catchphrase= I caught a birdwing butterfly! A green light in midair!
|description= The largest butterflies in the world, they have been mistaken for birds and shot.
|availability= May – Sep
|times= 8 AM – 4 PM
|times-peak= Sep – May
|location= Flying near flowers
|rarity= Very rare
|sell= 3,000
|pal-sell= 4,000
|tank-width= 1.0
|tank-length= 1.0
}}

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{CFBugInfo
| number = 9
| name = birdwing
| image = Birdwing CF Icon.png
| catchphrase = I caught a birdwing butterfly! Tweet tweet, flap flap?
| description = Known as the world's largest butterfly, this species boasts larger females.
| availability=Jun – Sep
| times = 8 AM – 4 PM
| m6=Yes
| m7=Yes
| m8-1=Yes
| m8-2=Yes
| m9-1=Yes
| m9-2=Yes
| location = Flying near flowers
| bug-size = 260 mm
| rarity = Very rare
| sell = 4000
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{NLBugInfo
| number = 9
| image = Birdwing Butterfly NL Icon.png
| catchphrase = I caught a birdwing butterfly! Wow! It's about the size of a bird!
| name = birdwing butterfly
| availability = Jun – Sep
| times = 8 AM – 4 PM
| m6 = Yes
| m7 = Yes
| m8-1 = Yes
| m8-2 = Yes
| m9-1 = Yes
| m9-2 = Yes
| location = Flying near flowers
| on-tortimer-island = Yes
| rarity = Very rare
| sell = 4000
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

===In {{PC|short|nolink}}===
{{PCBugInfo
|number= 24
|image = Birdwing Butterfly PC Icon.png
|location= Sunburst Island
|rarity= ★★★
|catch-rate= Cannot be caught at this time
|sell= 3,500
|reward-bells= 2,000
|reward-exp= 4
|reward-misc= Fortune Cookie, Bronze Treats, Sparkle Stones {{Colorshow|999|(1.6%)}}
}}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
{{NHBugInfo
| name = Queen Alexandra's birdwing
| number = 12
| image = Queen Alexandra's Birdwing NH Icon.png
| render = Queen Alexandra's Birdwing NH.png
| catchphrase = I caught a Queen Alexandra's birdwing! That's a feather in my cap!
| n-availability = May – Sep
| n-m5 = Yes
| n-m6 = Yes
| n-m7 = Yes
| n-m8 = Yes
| n-m9 = Yes
| s-availability = Nov – Mar
| s-m1 = Yes
| s-m2 = Yes
| s-m3 = Yes
| s-m11 = Yes
| s-m12 = Yes
| time = 8 AM – 4 PM
| location = Flying near flowers
| weather = Any except rain
| rarity =
| total-catch = 50
| sell-nook = 4000
| sell-flick = 6000
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
| color1 = Green
| color2 = Pink
}}

== Donating to the museum ==
As with all insects in the {{SER}}, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing can be donated to the [[museum]] followed by a short monologue by [[Blathers]], the curator.

=== In {{WW|short|nolink}} ===
{{Blathers|WW|Though I know this is a type of tiger butterfly, its size is simply monstrous! Are you trying to terrify me with this behemoth? No, you wouldn't do that. Rather shabby of me to suggest you would... Please accept my apologies!}}

=== In {{CF|short|nolink}} ===
{{Blathers|CF|Hoo my, what a butterfly... I now see why it's touted as the world's largest butterfly, eh wot? I'd heard the wings of this particular butterfly can extend over a foot...but up close, they look bigger still! If one of these flew into me while I was out flying... I'd likely pass out in horror and plummet on the spot!}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
[[File:NL Museum Birdwing and Cyclommatus.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The birdwing butterfly flying around in the museum in {{NL}}]]
Upon being donated, the butterfly can be found in the room of the bug exhibit with the [[rafflesia]]. The exhibit has this to say about the birdwing butterfly:
{{Blathers|NL|The world's largest butterflies, birdwing butterflies, have wings that can measure 30 cm long.The females have longer wings than the males, while the males' wings have a deeper blue color. Though they are extremely popular with collectors, international trading is either limited or fully banned.}}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
{{Blathers|NH|Hoo! The horror! This behemoth butterfly may be called a '''Queen Alexandra's birdwing'''...But I call it the Queen of My Nightmares! It is huge! Indeed, the world's hugest. No butterfly can best its foot-long wingspan. The larvae alone grow to more than 4 inches. As if that weren't appalling enough...they're poisonous! <small>Murderous monsters, indeed!</small>}}

When donated, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing flies around the butterfly room in the museum's bug exhibit.

==Commissioning a model==
In {{NH|nolink}}, if the player brings three Queen Alexandra's birdwings to [[Flick]] to commission a model, he will say the following: 

''"R-really? You want a sculpture of a Queen Alexandra's birdwing? The angel that flaps among us? These glorious spirits are like lenses through which we can see the purity of the Infested Realms. I promise this will be my sublime-est masterpiece, and I shall title it The Grand Queen Alexandra's Birdwing!"''

==Gallery==
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==Real-world information==
[[File:Birdwing Butterfly.jpg|thumb|left|A real-life Queen Alexandra's birdwing]]
The Queen Alexandra's birdwing (''Ornithoptera alexandrae'') is considered the largest butterfly in the world, named after Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. It was discovered by Albert Stewart Meek, who was employed by Lord Walter Rothschild (who named it) in 1907, in Papua New Guinea. It was shot down using a shotgun, but its early stages were discovered and bred through to get to this stage. The female birdwing has a wingspan of up to 31cm, while the male (which appears in game) has a smaller wingspan of up to 26cm. The birdwing flies quite high in the rainforest, making it hard to catch, which is the main reason hunters shoot them with shotguns. The birdwing in ''Animal Crossing'' also flies higher than usual butterflies, a reference to its flying habits in the real world.

The birdwing is endangered, threatened by habitat loss. Most of Papua New Guinea's rainforests were destroyed during a volcanic eruption, wiping out parts of the birdwing's habitat.
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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|ja=アレクサンドラアゲハ({{DnMe+|shortest}})<br>アレキサンドラトリバネアゲハ
|ja-r=Arekisandora ageha<br>Arekisandora toribane ageha
|ja-m=Alexandra's swallowtail<br>Alexandra's birdwing
|es=Mariposa alas de pájaro
|es-m=Birdwing butterfly
|fr=Ornithoptère<br>Troides alexandrae ({{NH|shortest}})
|fr-m=From genus name<br>Former scientific name
|nl=Alexandria's vogelvlinder
|nl-m=Alexandria's birdwing
|de=Vogelflügler<br>Vogelfalter ({{NH|shortest}})
|de-m=Derived from ''Vogelflügel'' (bird wing)<br>"Bird butterfly", shortened from full name "Königin-Alexandra-Vogelfalter"
|it=Farfalla cobra<br>Farfalla regina Alessandra ({{NH|shortest}})
|it-m=Cobra butterfly (mistranslation; see [[Atlas moth]])<br>Queen Alexandria's butterfly
|ko=알렉산드라비단제비나비
|ko-r=Alleksandeurabidanjebinabi
|ko-m=
|zh=亚历山大凤蝶
|zht=亞歷山大鳳蝶
|zh-r=Yàlìshāndà fèngdié
|zh-m=Alexandria's swallowtail
|ru=Птицекрылка Александры
|ru-r=Ptitsekrylka Aleksandry
|ru-m=Alexandria's birdwing
}}

==Notes==
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