Butterfly Conservation Spreading Skipper Surprise

19 March 2014 One of Scotland’s rarest and most charismatic butterflies – the Chequered Skipper, is far more widespread than previ...

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Butterfly Conservation A Tribute to Vincent Weir

25 February 2014 Butterfly Conservation is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Vincent Weir, who was a Vice President and one...

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Butterfly Conservation A Devotion To Wildlife

30 May 2014 Butterfly Conservation is sad to hear of the recent death of John Randall. John was key member of Devon Branch and for...

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Butterfly Conservation Moth Crash Indicates Insect Crisis

30 April 2014 Butterfly Conservation warns that Britain’s biodiversity is under threat following analysis of data from the Nationa...

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Butterfly Conservation Catfield Fen Clarification Statement

25 November 2014 On the 17 th November the Environment Agency (EA) opened a month long public consultation period on their minded...

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Butterfly Conservation Spraying Is Still Not The Answer

2 May 2014 Butterfly Conservation is shocked that the Forestry Commission is again going ahead with aerial spraying of woodland in...

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Butterfly Conservation Small Tortoiseshell Fights Back

12 September 2014 One of the UK’s favourite butterflies – the Small Tortoiseshell, continued its fight back this summer after year...

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Butterfly Conservation Globally Endangered Butterfly Needs Your Help As Numbers Fall

16 October 2014 One of the UK’s rarest butterflies - the Large Blue - has declined this summer at its Somerset stronghold, Butterf...

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Butterfly Conservation Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Beautiful Yellow Underwing Beautiful Yellow Underwing ...

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Butterfly Conservation Slender Scotch Burnet

Slender Scotch Burnet Scientific name Zygaena loti Flies by day in sunshine from June to...

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Butterfly Conservation Cinnabar

Cinnabar Scientific name Tyria jacobaeae May - August. Britain and Ireland. Medium-sized...

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Butterfly Conservation Chimney Sweeper

Chimney Sweeper Scientific name Odezia atrata June - August. A small, sooty black moth w...

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Butterfly Conservation Common Carpet

Common Carpet Scientific name Epirrhoe alternata May - October. Britain and Ireland. A s...

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Butterfly Conservation Jersey Tiger

Jersey Tiger Scientific name Euplagia quadripunctaria Mid July to early September. Can ...

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Butterfly Conservation Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Scientific name Hemaris tityus A bumble-bee mimic. Flies b...

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Butterfly Conservation Shoulder-striped Clover

Shoulder-striped Clover Scientific name Heliothis maritima Late June to July. Flies by...

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Butterfly Conservation Blackneck

Blackneck Scientific name Lygephila pastinum June - September. Northern England and Wale...

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Butterfly Conservation Burnet Companion

Burnet Companion Burnet Companion ...

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Butterfly Conservation Argent & Sable

Argent & Sable Argent & Sable ...

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Butterfly Conservation Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth ...

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Butterfly Conservation Netted Mountain Moth

Netted Mountain Moth Scientific name Macaria carbonaria April to early June. Flies in su...

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Butterfly Conservation Bordered White

Bordered White (female) Bordered White (male) ...

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Butterfly Conservation Black Mountain Moth

Black Mountain Moth Scientific name Glacies coracina June - July. Central and Northern S...

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Butterfly Conservation Barred Hook-tip

Barred Hook-tip Scientific name Watsonalla cultraria May - September. England, Wales and...

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Butterfly Conservation Four-spotted

Four-spotted Four-spotted ...

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Butterfly Conservation Emperor Moth

Emperor Moth (female) Scientific name Saturnia pavonia Males fly rapidly in the day and ...

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Butterfly Conservation Black-veined Moth

Black-veined Moth Black-veined Moth ...

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