Small tortoiseshell butterfly numbers plummeted this year despite the hot sunny conditions, results from the annual Big Butterfly Count show. The well-known garden butterfly suffered its worst summer ...

The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most common and widespread butterflies. The pattern of creamy-yellows, foxy-oranges, and black on the insect’s wings reminded the person who first named the ...

One of Britain's best-loved butterflies has suffered a "quite frightening" decline in numbers this summer. The numbers of the small tortoiseshell - one of Britain's most recognisable and widespread - ...

NUMBERS of one of our best known garden butterflies have plummeted this summer despite the record-breaking hot weather, Dorset conservationists have revealed. The Small Tortoiseshell suffered its ...

Pesticides that were scrutinized for harming bees may be contributing to the decline of the butterfly population, a new study shows. Scientists blame neonicotinoids or anti-sap-feeding insect ...

THE small tortoiseshell butterfly has continued to fight back against long-term declines this year, an annual survey has revealed. The familiar butterfly, which has lost three-quarters of its ...

A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. The count has been running for 14 years. This year’s poor ...

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