Papua New Guinea is home to a wide variety of colorful butterflies. Some of these butterflies are larger than the average butterfly.10more than twice the size of the world's largestAlexandra triburnae (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)also include. In general, tropical insects grow faster because they have more food.

In recent years, undeveloped tropical rainforests have been logged in search of sites for new palm oil production in the country. The impact of this has included the world's largest butterfly3Two Tribetail Swallowtails have been listed as endangered species. In response to this situation, a plan to protect the butterflies is currently being formulated.

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