Thank you to outgoing chairman N. Mark Collins

Mark was the founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees for SBBT back on May 9th 2017. Mark has come to the end of his term as Chairman and the board of trustees is now seeking a new Chairperson. Mark has worked tirelessly for the trust over the last eight years, including overseeing two highly […]

Focus on the False Apollo (Archon apollinus)

The False Apollo (Archon apollinus) is a stunning species, seen flying very early in the year from mid-March to mid-April in eastern Greece. This species of butterfly belongs to the Parnassinae subfamily of Swallowtails.

African Giant Swallowtail (Papilio antimachus)

The African Giant Swallowtail (Papilio antimachus), with a wingspan between 18 and 23 centimeters, is the largest butterfly in Africa and among the largest butterflies in the world. It is an exceedingly beautiful butterfly with a relatively wide range in Africa’s west and central primary rain forests.

Butterflies declining at an alarming rate across United States

A recently conducted assessment of butterfly trends across the contiguous United States from 2000 to 2020 found declines at every scale: reductions in total numbers of butterflies, falling species richness, and large decreases in many individual species.