PNG fears losing world's largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra | Pacific Beat

PNG fears losing world's largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra

PNG fears losing world's largest butterfly, Queen Alexandra

Updated 1 August 2012, 9:58 AEST

Papua New Guinea's Oro province is home to the world's largest butterfly.

The Queen Alexandra has an impressive wingspan of about 30 centimetres.

If you've never seen it before, chances are you'll struggle even more to see it in future, because the Queen Alexandra is rapidly losing its habitat and its survival is threatening.

Presenter:Geraldine Coutts

Speaker:Tom Diwai Vigus, Queen Alexander butterfly expert, Oro province, Papua New Guinea

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