butterflies
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So far, 11 hairstreak butterflies and three hairstreak caterpillars have been spotted in the area.
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
Rare butterflies have been spotted after a group of volunteers planted hundreds of elm trees.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But butterflies whose lifecycles are tied to specific habitats, such as woodland clearings or chalk grasslands, are struggling.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Most days, however, we rode our bikes as far away from home as we could get, a flighty brood of the tiny butterflies straggling behind us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
