Monday, March 13, 2017

What's in a name . . . .



The Harley is named Lacey.  The plane may soon be named Alexandra.  What you ask, is the association?  It's pretty simple:

Queen Alexandra's birdwing

Insect

Ornithoptera alexandrae, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, is the largest butterfly in the world, with females reaching wingspans slightly in excess of 25 cm. It is restricted to the forests of the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea.

Scientific name: Ornithoptera alexandrae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Higher classification: Ornithoptera
Rank: Species
Order: Butterflies and moths



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