Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity ...

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation say that if sightings continue at this rate, they will officially remove the large tortoiseshell from their list of extinct British butterflies. Find out more ...

There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.

Large Tortoiseshell has been confirmed as a resident species in Britain, ending decades in which the butterfly was considered extinct and raising the total number of native butterflies to 60.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: Pete Eeles/Butterfly Conservation Good news! The Large Tortoiseshell butterfly is thriving once again in the UK, ...

A species of butterfly which is thought to have died out in England more than 60 years ago is showing signs of breeding in Kent. The large tortoiseshell butterfly was common in the UK but disappeared ...

The Large Tortoiseshell species disappeared in the 1960s due to the effects of the tree disease, climate change and parasitic flies. But conservationists have now discovered two groups of ...

Large tortoiseshells breeding at Knepp, Sussex, after being officially extinct in Britain for half a century An elusive butterfly that has been officially extinct in Britain for more than half a ...