Kinabalu Birdwing (Troides andromache) : Photo Murphy Ng On 13th September 2026 we celebrate the 3rd year anniversary of the Kinabalu Birdwing (Troides andromache) being officially declared as Sabah’s State Butterfly. To find out more about how SBBT were involved in this project please visit here. Here is the English translation of the official Sabah […]
SBBT Rejects “Misguided” Views on Conservation of the British Swallowtail.
The Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust (SBBT) challenges the conclusions of a recent review by Ingate (1) calling for radical new strategies in managing the British Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon britannicus. The Trust first addressed this issue at a 2018 workshop, which identified sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion in the UK’s Norfolk Broads as the […]
The Butterfly Effect – When Butterflies Go Extinct
Deforestation emerges as the most severe threat along with mining operations, sand quarries, oil palm plantations, and large-scale agricultural projects to the global stronghold of the Birdwing butterflies.
Apollo Butterflies of Nepal
A few species of high mountain butterflies, such as various species of Apollo, can be seen as high as 5,300 meters in Nepal. These insects are highly adapted to thrive in frigid environment and can be seen soaring in the elevated terraces where scanty and short vegetation is present.
Featured species : Kaiser-I-Hind
The Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is a superb green, black and orange, tailed butterfly from the mountainous forests of the Nepal to West and South China, Myanmar, North Thailand, Laos, North and Central Vietnam and China.
