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World of Insect Giants: Giant Butterfly
(Queen Alexandra Birdwing)

This video footage is of a live, Queen Alexandra Birdwing butterfly. Females of this species are the largest butterfly in the world. It is found living only in tropical Papua New Guinea. They are uiquely adapted to living in the canopies of the New Guinea and are have not been found living anywhere else in the world. Find out how big they can get.