Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is into Round 3 of the #uproarchallenge and are now facing a tough opponent, the White-Rumped Vulture! Time to mobilize - the fun is only just starting!
Please vote for the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing here uproar.indianapoliszoo.com

Round 2 voting is underway for the Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! Help the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing reach Round 3 for an even greater conservation prize!

Voting ends 23 March @ 23:59 Eastern Time! You can now vote DAILY!

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🚨The Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge is here!🚨

You can help the LARGEST BUTTERFLY IN THE WORLD, the Queen Alexandra Birdwing & the IUCN Butterfly & Moth #SpecialistGroup advance through Round 1!

Round 1 voting: March 16-19 @ UproarChallenge.com

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Voting has now opened for Round 1 of the
Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! #Uproarchallenge

Our friends at eButterfly posted this blog on why you should vote for the spectacular Queen Alexandra's Birdwing!

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🚨The Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge is here!🚨

You can help the LARGEST BUTTERFLY IN THE WORLD, the Queen Alexandra Birdwing & the IUCN Butterfly & Moth #SpecialistGroup advance through Round 1!

Round 1 voting: March 16-19 @ UproarChallenge.com

#UproarChallenge

Conservation Science: Cryopreservation: Can Freezing Eggs Save the Iconic Swallowtail Butterfly? YouTube video by g Fun Facts online

What is cryopreservation. Find out more by viewing this video. Cryopreservation : Can freezing eggs save the iconic British Swallowtail?

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Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.

Cryopreservation of eggs will be used by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost numbers of one of the UK's rarest and largest butterflies, the Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus).
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Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - Ornithoptera alexandrae. - John Gale Art

Check out this stunning limited edition print of the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly by johngaleart.co.uk/product/quee.... John is very kindly making a substantial donation from the sale of each print towards the conservation of the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing in Papua New Guinea.

Visited Norfolk over the weekend for #WorldSwallowtailDay with my fellow trustees and advisors of @sbbtrust.bsky.social
always feel very fortunate to see the Swallowtail (Papilio machaon britannicus) such an iconic species but under threat from rising sea levels and flooding of its habitat.

🎙️ Listen to #swallowtail experts @sbbtrust.bsky.social & @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social in episode 21 of the ZSL Wild Science podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/68fzMl…
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Happy #WorldSwallowtailDay The SBBT team have been out searching for the British Swallowtail in the Norfolk Broads in the UK.

Celebrate #WorldSwallowtailDay this Sunday 8th June. Post your favourite pictures of Swallowtail and Birdwing butterflies with #WorldSwallowtailDay
Checkout our website at sbbt.org.uk for lots more information about Swallowtails

New York Man Sentenced for Smuggling Thousands of Insects The US Fish and Wildlife Service shared astonishing details, including the suspect's "famous last words" before his arrest

A New York man has been arrested and fined over $5000 for smuggling nearly 2,500 Birdwings from the Solomon Islands into the USA.

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Minister Tkatchenko Officiates at the unveiling of the new 50 Kina note and 50 Toea coin. | DFA Minister Tkatchenko Officiates at the unveiling of the new 50 Kina note and 50 Toea coin.

The new 50 Kina note in Papua New Guinea is to feature the Endangered Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
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False Apollo - Female

False Apollo - Male

Find out more about the stunning False Apollo (Archon apollinus) found in Europe only in eastern Greece and some Aegean Islands. www.sbbt.org.uk/latest-news/...

Exotic Beauty: Swallowtail Named Butterfly of the Year 2025 The Swallowtail has been chosen as the Butterfly of the Year 2025. The award is based on a vote conducted as part of the citizen science project "Butterflies of Austria," in which 2,000 people partici...

The Swallowtail has been chosen as the Butterfly of the Year 2025 in Austria. www.vol.at/exotic-beaut...

African Giant Swallowtail (Papilio antimachus) Photo : CA Lim

The African Giant Swallowtail (Papilio antimachus), with a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimeters, it is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. www.sbbt.org.uk/latest-news/... 📷 : CA Lim

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...

Our paper is out, and it is distressing.

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Check-out our newly updated website www.sbbt.org.uk
The mission of the Swallowtail & Birdwing Butterfly Trust is to conserve and protect members of the Papilionidae, a worldwide family of more than 580 species that include the largest, most spectacular and most endangered butterflies on the planet.

From Top left: Southern Swallowtail, Scarce Swallowtail, False Apollo, Eastern Festoon, Apollo, Southern Festoon, European Swallowtail, Clouded Apollo, Bhutan Glory.

Good morning! Starting the day with butterflies can't be bad can it? Here's a selection from the Swallowtail family (Papilionidae). There's over 580 species of them worldwide & The Swallowtail & Birdwing Butterfly Trust aims to conserve them. Follow them here: @sbbtrust.bsky.social

www.sbbt.org.uk