Irian Jaya's Arfak Mountains Reserve is an important rainforest enclave for these large butterflies with an avian name
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JEOPARDY! Game - January 26, 2004  (26) (Video) Irian Jaya's Arfak Mountains Reserve is an important rainforest enclave for these large butterflies with an avian name. $2000 - Triple Stumper.
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Omithoptera Tithonus  Novel Fineries  ... the largest and most beautiful butterflies on earth, this species of bird wing butterfly breeds in primary rain forest in valleys of the Arfak mountains in Irian Jaya.
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Biodiversity Conservation Network - USAID - US Agency for ...  300 copies ... Killing Butterflies in the Name of Conservation. 98. Ranching ... Arfak Mountain Nature Reserve, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. 11. ... and generates important lessons from the experience. ... Buying Chainsaws to Save the Rainforest. 174 ... The BCN program is ending and these are the final Stories from the Field..
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Butterflies of New Guinea - Ornithoptera tithonus  Tithonus Birdwing, Butterflies of the World, 2000+ species illustrated. ... Birdwing alexandrae, the female of which is the largest butterfly in the world, ... a female of a new species of Ornithoptera or "bird-winged butterfly," the pride of the ... This species breeds in primary rainforest in valleys of the Arfak mountains in Irian Jaya.
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Mount Mabu and 'the Google forest'  the largest rainforest in ...  Butterflies on Mount Mabu - Credit Dr Julian Bayliss, FFI ... the mountain they observed an expanse of rainforest stretching beyond the peak and off to the far horizon. ... The forest has also proved important for birds, housing 126 different species ... threatened, as well as Mozambique's only endemic bird  the Namuli apalis).
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Southeastern Asia: Luzon Island in the Philippines | Ecoregions | WWF  The Luzon Rain Forests [IM0123] ecoregion is rich in endemic species and also contains one of the largest populations of the Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi. ... The lowland rain forests ecoregion comprises all the areas below 1,000 m on ... It is probably the largest bat in the world (at more than 1.2 kg, perhaps...
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The Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae ...  See more about Butterflies, Blue Butterfly and Spring. ... Spring Azure butterfly. ... Beautiful Butterflies, Butterflies Dragonflies, Butterflies Insect, Azuritis Reducta .... Pink Glass-wing Butterfly: Cithaerias aurorina - inhabits Northern Amazonia: ... The Japanese Oakblue (Arhopala japonica) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
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Borneo's Wild New Species: A "Ninja Slug," the World's Longest Bug ...  Apr 22, 2010 ... Image: Orang Asli / WWF ... I think we should worry about the forests of Borneo being ... Often take time to look into the help as well as FAQ segments to get a much ... Moving species from their natural habitat can have deadly consequences. ... but what the hey...lets wipe out another animal, or better yet lets...
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Butterfly tour to Northeastern Mexico - Sunstreak Tours  Roughly 600 species of butterflies have been found in the general area we will visit. ... swallowtails, including Ornythion, Three-tailed, and Palamedes Swallowtails. ... endemic East-Mexican White-Skippers (Heliopetes sublinea) are also here. More than 100 species have been seen at this park in one, two hour time period.
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Birds of South America - Unique South America Travel Experience  With over 3,000 species, the list of birds of South America comprises the most ... Equally impressive is the range of habitats on which they thrive. ... Let's just consider that only the Amazon rainforest is home to over 1,000 species of birds, each of ... The imposing Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) - one of the world's largest out of...
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King cobra - Wikipedia  The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is an elapid found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia. This species is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5 ... The longest known specimen was kept captive at the London Zoo, and grew to around 18.5 to 18.8 ft (5.6 to 5.7 m) before...
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Spirogyra Butterfly Garden - Description of our Garden and Visitor's ...  ... true tropical peaceful haven in the downtown area of the Capital of Costa Rica. ... Can you spot the Caligo on the trunk and the hummingbird's nest to the left of it. ... this magic introduction to our Costarican great biodiversity and biological wealth. ... 7- COLLECTION: There are around 1200 species of butterflies and 12000...
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Ecotourism in the Rainforest | USA Today  The American Bald eagle makes its home in the rainforests in Alaska. ... Merriam-Webster puts it this way: "The practice of touring natural habitats in a manner meant to minimize ecological impact." Having ... Planning Your Trip. If you are visiting a tropical rainforest, you need lightweight clothing, preferably light colored; for a...
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Rainforest Animals  is often located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic ... Emergent Layer - Emergent Trees reach high above the average ... They will receive more ... Some of these animals find ... Understory - The understory is the layer of the rainforest ... cover. *Animal life includes a variety of birds, many insects, reptiles and...
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Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - EnchantedLearning.com  Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world, with a ... Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world, with a wingspan up to 1 ft (30 cm) ... There is no growth during this stage, but the butterfly will sip nectar. ... These animals remember that this brightly-colored butterfly made them very ... Monarch Butterfly
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Flying Zebras: Florida's State Butterfly | Serenity Spell  Jan 7, 2013 ... ... (Heliconius charitonius), designated as the official state butterfly of Florida in 1996. ... Zebra Longwing in Riverbend Park: Open meadow habitat .... dragon flies and other flying critters (iow, bugs)  but I know great photography when I see it. .... These shots are stunning  that first one is just amazing!
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Independent Herald | Moths are butterflies of the night  Aug 23, 2016 ... Giant silkworm moths like this Royal Walnut moth, are large enough to give a big ... I am ducking and swinging till I make an escape or it flutters on. ... butterflies during the day and some just as spectacular moths that fly around at night. ... fanciers alike if seen in the daytime, but at night, this moth is likely just...
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Oregon swallowtail butterfly pictures - Bentler  View pictures of Oregon swallowtail butterflies and larvae, aka old world ... The Butterflies of Cascadia: A Field Guide to All the Species of Washington, Oregon. ... to have Papilio oregonius designated the official Oregon State Insect in 1979,...
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Southeastern Asia: Lesser Sundas Islands, Indonesi | Ecoregions ...  The Lesser Sundas Deciduous Forests [AA0201] are found on a string of ... including the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard in the world, and seventeen bird ... It extends east from the islands of Lombok and Sumbawa to Flores and Alor in ... this ecoregion has a tropical dry climate zone (National Geographic Society 1999).
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Beneficial insects in the garden: #11 Dragonflies - Aggie Horticulture  The coloration of Dragonflies comes in a range of colors but most in our area are ... Their bright colors and powerful flight attract our eye to them. ... Other common names for Dragonflies include mosquito hawks, devil's darning needles and ... note, maintaining wetlands of all types will keep these valuable insects flying in our...
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Travelling to Indonesia (Irian Jaya)  Irian Jaya, the western half of the island, is Indonesia's biggest province of about 410,000 square ... who have been working for many decades among the local populations. ... Jayapura is the capital and the biggest city of this easternmost province. ... Asmat crafts received a boost in the late 1960s under a United Nations...