butterflies

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That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

According to The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, butterflies are in sharp decline, with the white-letter hairstreak species falling by 80% since the survey began in 1973.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Even among more adaptable butterflies, the picture is mixed.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It is this variety that makes the site such a stronghold for butterflies, she says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Some of the butterflies even had flecks of glitter on their wings, as if someone had wanted to make it even brighter and more dramatic.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix