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The charity dedicated to global swallowtail conservation. www.sbbt.org.uk
What is cryopreservation. Find out more by viewing this video. Cryopreservation : Can freezing eggs save the iconic British Swallowtail?
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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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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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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.
ποΈ Listen to #swallowtail experts @sbbtrust.bsky.social & @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social in episode 21 of the ZSL Wild Science podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/68fzMlβ¦
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Happy #WorldSwallowtailDay The SBBT team have been out searching for the British Swallowtail in the Norfolk Broads in the UK.
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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
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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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/...
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The Swallowtail has been chosen as the Butterfly of the Year 2025 in Austria. www.vol.at/exotic-beaut...
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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/... π· : CA Lim
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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
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