Small tortoiseshell may emerge a winner as Big Butterfly Count kicks off
by Patrick Barkham from on (#EJX6)
World's biggest butterfly survey expects to record remarkable recovery of a garden favourite after its mysterious decline
The world's biggest butterfly count begins on Friday with a resurgent garden favourite likely to top the charts.
People are being urged to record the remarkable recovery of the small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), which suffered a mysterious, precipitous decline before suddenly reappearing in healthy numbers in recent summers.
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