butterflies
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"We hope to find more butterflies this year. We're also looking for other species of butterflies that have not been seen in years," Stamp said.
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
The monitoring programme, the largest of its kind in the world, has tracked butterflies across more than 7,600 sites, with volunteers walking the equivalent of 40 times around the globe.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The snout-nosed butterflies were everywhere, flittering in the air, resting on our bedclothes, even tangled in our hair.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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