Article 3Z2X2 Large blue butterfly enjoys best UK summer on record

Large blue butterfly enjoys best UK summer on record

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Steven Morris
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Hot weather and conservation drive help once-extinct insect make dramatic comeback

A previously extinct butterfly, the large blue, has enjoyed its best UK summer on record thanks to the lovely weather and a determined conservation effort on hills in the West Country of England.

The large blue, a popular specimen among Victorian collectors, was declared extinct in Britain in the 1970s but has since made a dramatic comeback.

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