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Photo by Mark Pellegrini (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Happy Friday Everyone!\u00a0 Okay, so maybe it is a fake Friday for all of us that work a standard 9-5 job but that doesn’t change the fact that the weekend is almost here.\u00a0 To celebrate Fake Friday, we are going to look at an insect!\u00a0 Yay! Don’t worry, it is a pretty insect that is actually pretty cool.\u00a0 Today we are going to look at the largest butterfly on our planet.\u00a0 This distinguished honour goes to the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. Obviously, this butterfly was named after Queen Alexandra who was the wife of Edward VII.\u00a0 How about that – a history and biology lesson all rolled into one.<\/p>\n

So how big is the largest butterfly in the world?\u00a0 Good question and since I anticipated that you would ask this, I have an answer for you.\u00a0 Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing can have a body length up to 8 cm (3.2″) and a wingspan up to 31 cm (14″).\u00a0 Yes, their wingspan can be over a foot long which is why they are considered the largest butterfly in the world.\u00a0 That is pretty much the size of a small bird! So is there anything else you would like to know about this interesting insect?<\/p>\n

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Male version - Photo by Robert Nash (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How about where we can find them?\u00a0 Wow, another great question.\u00a0 Well my friend, they can only be found in the rainforests of a small section of Papua New Guinea (in case you are familiar with New Guinea, they can be found in the forest of the Oro Province).\u00a0 Since they are basically restricted to about 100 square kilometers of coastal habitat, these insects are considered to be endangered.\u00a0 Even though they are endangered they are quite abundant throughout these forests so we should have a good chance seeing them the next time we visit.\u00a0 Unfortunately, these poor butterflies may be left homeless as their homes are being destroyed to make room for more Palm Oil Plantations.\u00a0 It would be terrible if we lost such a beautiful butterfly.<\/p>\n

Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Fast Fact – <\/strong>This butterfly employs a similar tactic as the Monarch Butterfly<\/a>.\u00a0 What is it you ask?\u00a0 Well they will lay their eggs on a toxic pipevine plant.\u00a0 The caterpillars will of course feed on the plant and voila – we have a toxic butterfly.\u00a0 Predators everywhere should be warned that these are not tasty creatures.<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by Wild Facts.\u00a0 Now get outside and enjoy some real wildlife!\u00a0 See you tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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