Large blue butterfly enjoys best UK summer on record
by Steven Morris from on (#3Z2X2)
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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