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Precious and Protected Indonesian Butterflies: Kupu-kupu Indonesia yang Bernilai dan Dilindungi

“…Butterflies of Indonesia are well known because of their high species richness, high level of endemicity and, of course, their beauty. Many exquisite species attract the attention of numerous collectors. To ensure that the utilization of wild animals and plants does not threaten their existence, some species are regulated by an international convention, known as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

In Indonesia, there are laws and regulations concerning the preservation of wild animals and plants, i.e. PP no. 7 year 1999, which is accompanied by regulations concerning the utilization and the trades of them, i.e. PP no. 8 year 1999. These were based on a higher law, i.e. UU no. S year 1990 about conservation of biological resources and their ecosystems. (accessible at http://www.dephut.go.id).

With the increasing demands made on butterflies for personal collection or for display in butterfly houses in Indonesia and abroad, a guide book is essential to recognize butterfly species, especially butterflies regulated by CITES and additional species protected in Indonesia. This book is written to answer and fulfil the need for simple guidebook that can be understood by all stakeholders and the interested public”. [Info Baru Vol. 9 No. 1 Januari 2013-j]

Butterflies that protected by laws are as follows:

• Kupu kupu Bidadari asal Sulawesi dan Butung
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Peri asal Papua
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Surga asal Papua
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Priamus asal Papua dan Maluku
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Goliath asal Papua
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Rothschild asal Papua
• Kupu kupu Sayap Burung Titonus asal Papua
• Kupu kupu Trogon asal Sumatra, Kalimantan, dan Natuna
• Kupu kupu Raja Melayu asal Asia Tenggara
• Kupu kupu Raja Kalimantan asal Kalimantan
• Kupu kupu Raja Triton asal Halmahera dan Ternate
• Kupu kupu Raja Haliphron asal Sulawesi dan Nusa Tenggara
• Kupu kupu Raja Umum asal Asia Tenggara
• Kupu kupu Raja Hipolitus asal Sulawesi dan Maluku
• Kupu kupu Raja Miranda asal Sumatra dan Kalimantan
• Kupu kupu Raja Timor asal Timor
• Kupu kupu Raja Radamantus asal Sulawesi
• Kupu kupu Raja Rjedel asal Pulau Tanimbar
• Kupu kupu Raja Vandepolli asal Sumatera dan Jawa

• The 19 types of butterflies above are classified as rare and are included in the list of protected animals. If anyone catch and trade them, you are sentenced to 5 years in prison and fine of 100 Million.