The Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly is the largest in the world. Still, the species is endangered, so sought after by butterfly specimen collectors, they have a special law to prevent their ...

The goliath birdwing is the second largest butterfly in the world, with a wingspan of up to 28 cm. It's native to New Guinea and some nearby islands ...

Meek presented his exciting find to the renowned zoologist Walter Rothschild, who prepared a scientific description of the butterfly - the first known example of its kind. Rothschild named the new ...

World's Largest Butterfly ― Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, Papua New Guinea New Guinea is a haven for butterflies with nearly 1,000 species. Moving through dense jungle in search of the largest of ...

He returns, and the men take turns examining his catch: a birdwing. A rare butterfly, and a protected species. “It’s just a small one,” Jasmin says. Even so, it is enormous, able to cover a ...

KOTA KINABALU: Not many Malaysians are aware that the Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing, also known as Trogonoptera brookiana, is our national butterfly. Many may also not realise that the hologram of the ...

Scientifically classified as Troides darsius, this black and yellow butterfly - the Sri Lanka Birdwing found only in Sri Lanka has just been named Sri Lanka’s national butterfly. Pic by Gehan de Silva ...

Beating the competition is everything, and it has forced some species to grow faster, higher, stronger and bigger to win first prize in the survival stakes. Butterfly curator Dr Blanca Huertas ...