The Peacock (Inachis io) is easily recognised with the striking ‘peacock feather’ eyespot markings on its wings, these are ...

Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally. Butterflies are excellent for helping us understand these changes. Where butterfly communities are rich and diverse, so too is the ...

Ahead of the Big Butterfly Count next month, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies – that was once on ‘the brink of extinction’ – is rising in numbers. The heath fritillary butterfly, nicknamed the ...

A Sept. 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows British media personality and political commentator Katie Hopkins discussing purported events in the U.K. "The butterfly population in the ...

A "nationwide butterfly emergency" has prompted conservationists to issue an urgent plea for public participation in this year's Big Butterfly Count, stressing its critical importance after a ...

Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a fifth since the 1970s, with species that need specific habitats faring even worse, official figures show. Conservationists warn falls in butterfly numbers are ...

If you want to see butterflies fluttering across your lawn all summer, make sure you complete this one simple task. Encouraging butterflies in your garden is more crucial than ever, given that these ...

Willow Neal received funding from NERC (National Environmental Research Council). Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally. Butterflies are excellent for helping us understand ...