The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most common and widespread butterflies. The pattern of creamy-yellows, foxy-oranges, and black on the insect’s wings reminded the person who first named the ...

Dailymotion Small Tortoiseshell butterfly Posted: 3 April 2025 | Last updated: 3 April 2025 2024 was the worst year for the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. Since the first UK Butterfly Monitoring ...

The Small Tortoiseshell, Chalk Hill Blue and Small Copper are three of the butterflies that have suffered a particular decline. The monitoring scheme by the charity Butterfly Conservation ...

However there is a sliver of hope. Sometime among the weather mayhem a small tortoiseshell was seen on Chislehurst Common, the first time it had been recorded there for many years. The small ...

But there were was a worrying decline for a the Small Tortoiseshell, as well as the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Scientists say that human activity, including habitat destruction and climate ...

A peacock butterfly, left, and a small tortoiseshell butterfly enjoy a spell of mild autumn weather (Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) PA Archive But scientists warned that the potential for northward ...