Around Shoskom Hill is the habitat where I discovered both Bhutanitis ludlowi and Bhutanitis lidderdalii were present. Aristolochia griffithii, the primary foodplant of the Bhutan Glories, is relatively abundant there and only under direct threat from roaming cattle. The trees are cut down to provide firewood to the nomads. I am educating them on the […]
Featured species: Papilio hornimani
IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Growing Concern? For 60 years, Horniman’s Swallowtail (Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879) was regarded as a monotypic species endemic to various highland forests in what is now north-eastern Tanzania. In 1939 it was reported from the Chyulu Hills, thereby narrowly extending its known range into Kenya. More recently, following Jan Kielland’s […]
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 […]
Featured species : 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.
Featured species : 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.
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