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which is the worlds biggest butter fly2007-11-24 17:26:54

it is as bie as a parrot

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The largest butterfly in the world is the female Queen Alexandra Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera alexandrae). It lives in New Guinea and has a wingspan up .

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The World's Largest Butterfly:

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world, with a wingspan up to 1 foot (30 cm). This tropical butterfly is from the rainforest in northern Papua New Guinea. The caterpillars eat the pipevine plant, which contains poison; this makes the butterfly toxic to predators, which will get sick if they eat it. So they quickly learn to leave these huge butterflies alone.

The red shaded region of Papua New Guinea is lowland

rainforest, and is the habitat of Queen Alexandra's Birdwing

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Papilionidae

Genus: Troides

species: alexandrae

The World's Largest Moth:

Atlas Moth

The Atlas Moth is found throughout the jungles of Southeast Asia, and particularly in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. The Atlas Moth adult has a wingspan of 1 foot (30 cm). This moth is so big, it is often mistaken for a small bird when it is flying! The Atlas Moth's cocoon looks like a piece of fruit hanging from a tree. The moth uses the markings on its back, which resemble a snake, to scare away predators. The Atlas does all its eating as a larva; the adult moth has no mouth, and cannot eat.

The Atlas Moth is found in the jungles of Southeast Asia,

but is kept and bred by collectors around the world.

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The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, with a wingspan measuring up to 11".

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whys this under birds. lol

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it's the bright elusive butterfly in love.

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IT IS - ATLAS MOTH the size of its wings is 10 inch