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The charity dedicated to global swallowtail conservation. www.sbbt.org.uk
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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.
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Don't forget to vote for
#BritainsFavouriteButterfly
Help us raise awareness about this spectacular butterfly by seeing it crowned
#BritainsFavouriteButterfly
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Swallowtail - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly
The Swallowtail is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?
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Lets Celebrate World Swallowtail Day on Sunday 14th June, 2026! Do your bit to celebrate the diversity of the swallowtail and birdwing family and to help protect the many species under threat.
#worldswallowtailday
#swallowtailbutterfly
#birdwingbutterfly
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World Swallowtail Day – 14th June 2026 - SBBT
There are over 580 species of swallowtail in the world. Amongst them, some of the rarest, largest and most spectacular butterflies on the planet. Sadly, many of our swallowtails are under threat, whic...
https://www.sbbt.org.uk/world-swallowtail-day-14th-june-2026/
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The British Swallowtail is now confined to the Norfolk Broads where it faces considerable threats from climate change and habitat loss. Help us raise awareness about this spectacular butterfly by seeing it crowned
#BritainsFavouriteButterfly
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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
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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group
3 months ago
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! Share & vote now!
#uproarchallenge
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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
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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group
3 months ago
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!
e-butterfly.org/en/content/t...
Vote here:
uproar.indianapoliszoo.com
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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
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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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Rare swallowtail butterfly project trialled at Ipswich farm
Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y40p434dno#:~:text=Researchers%20will%20use%20the%20latest,reared%20from%20non%2Dfrozen%20eggs
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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.
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Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - Ornithoptera alexandrae. - John Gale Art
https://johngaleart.co.uk/product/queen-alexandras-birdwing-ornithoptera-alexandrae
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Martin Partridge
12 months ago
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.
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ZSL
12 months ago
🎙️ Listen to
#swallowtail
experts
@sbbtrust.bsky.social
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@iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social
in episode 21 of the ZSL Wild Science podcast:
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Happy
#WorldSwallowtailDay
The SBBT team have been out searching for the British Swallowtail in the Norfolk Broads in the UK.
12 months ago
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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
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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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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
https://wrrv.com/endangered-butterfly-smuggler-sentenced-ny/
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The new 50 Kina note in Papua New Guinea is to feature the Endangered Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
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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.
https://dfa.gov.pg/minister-tkatchenko-officiates-at-the-unveiling-of-the-new-k50-note-and-50-toea-coin/#:~:text=The%20new%20features%20in%20the,reflecting%20the%20modernisation%20of%20PNG
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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/...
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The Swallowtail has been chosen as the Butterfly of the Year 2025 in Austria.
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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...
https://www.vol.at/exotic-beauty-swallowtail-named-butterfly-of-the-year-2025/9278837
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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/...
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Nick Haddad
about 1 year ago
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/...
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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 ...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp4671
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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.
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Greenwings Wildlife Tours
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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
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