butterfly

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Steven Lofting, the charity's south east conservation manager, said Tilley's work had made a "hugely valuable contribution" to butterfly conservation in the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

These structures reflect and manipulate light in much the same way that soap bubbles or butterfly wings create vibrant colors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

There were also concerns for a local population of marsh fritillary, one of the UK's most threatened butterfly species.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The butterfly effect of American ingenuity is given full flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Standing beside the hackberry shrubs with hundreds of empty desiccated cocoons still clinging to their branches and a carpet of butterfly corpses under her feet, La Llorona did not look anything like a malevolent specter.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall