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IT HASN'T been a great season so far for butterflies but when weather conditions are conducive the Speckled Wood is one of the most common species on the wing at this time of year. It is a smallish ...

What Does a Common Wood Nymph Butterfly Look Like? The common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) is one of the satyr butterflies, also known as browns. This medium sized butterfly is plain dusty gray brown ...

One of the UK's most rapidly declining butterflies is being offered a helping hand in Herefordshire... The Wood White butterfly has become a rare sight in England's countryside, with numbers falling ...

A new species of butterfly has taken scientists by surprise after it was discovered fluttering in Northern Ireland. Experts had no idea that the Cryptic wood white even existed as they launched a ...