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Purple Spotted Swallowtail - Graphium weiskei
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· This incredible butterfly occurs in Papua New Guinea--purple is an unusual color in butterflies! Since this is not a "live nature shot" I thought some background might be helpful. This butterfly was obtained through an Ecology Institute in New Guinea that helps preserve tropical rainforest by creating an economic tie to the habitat. Tropical rainforest supports 75% of the world's insect species, but covers only 6% of the earth's surface, and is rapidly declining due to habitat destruction…
