butterflies

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Rare butterflies have been spotted after a group of volunteers planted hundreds of elm trees.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

As if newly emerged from their chrysalises, the butterflies gathered their strength and began to fly.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall