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Chalk Hill Blue butterflies

How to identify Apart from the very rare large blue, the chalkhill blue is our largest blue butterfly. Males are silvery-blue with…

Brown Hairstreak Obsession The Brown Hairstreak is one of our most elusive yet most conspicuous butterflies. The adult is rarely seen but…

　　The Brown argus favours open, chalk and limestone grasslands, but can also be spotted on coastal dunes, in woodland clearings and along…

How rare is a brimstone butterfly? Usually seen in ones or twos, they are never very common, but are widespread. They can…

　　The Black Hairstreak is one of our most elusive butterflies, foundonly in thickets of Blackthorn in woodlands on heavy clay soilsbetween Oxford…

　　Life cycle 　　There are two broods per year, with adults flying from mid-May to mid-June, andearly August to mid-September. The eggs are…

　　1:Butterfly Wings Are Transparent 　　How can that be? We know butterflies as perhaps the most colorful, vibrant insects around! Well, a butterfly’s…

Butterflies are a common sight in gardens, but several species are in decline as they battle habitat loss.Here are some simple steps…

　　What Do Monarch Butterflies Eat? 　　Monarchs eat several times a day to keep their energy up, though if food is scarce or…

Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone and is…