Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity ...

The creature’s extinction in the UK, first declared in the 1960s, was partially blamed on Dutch elm disease. But now, lepidopterists (the people who study moths and butterflies) think that the UK may ...

A stunning butterfly classed as extinct for 30 years has been spotted across parts of England. The Large Tortoiseshell has ...

Unlike the small tortoiseshell butterfly, the large tortoiseshell butterfly hasn't been a resident of the UK since the 1960s.

Good news! The Large Tortoiseshell butterfly is thriving once again in the UK, after new sightings in Portland, Dorset, confirm that the species is resident. Over the past 70 years, sightings of the ...

There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation say that if sightings continue at this rate, they will officially remove the large tortoiseshell from their list of extinct British butterflies. Find out more ...

There aren't enough to block out the sun, but social media posts out of the Lake Tahoe area show enough swarming butterflies to get just about anyone who encounters them to pull over and start taking ...

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 ...

The annual Big Butterfly Count has revealed some common species of British butterfly have plummeted in number. Once a familiar sight, the small tortoiseshell butterfly saw its worst numbers since the ...