It is also listed in the Appendix II of CITES, restricting international trade to captive-raised specimens only.
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The specific epithet of Ornithoptera croesus, is named after Croesus, the king of Lydia from 560 to 547 BC.
Croesus | Ornithoptera richmondia | Ornithoptera priamus | Ornithoptera paradisea | Ornithoptera meridionalis |