this bright blue butterfly has a short but stunning life. It is thought that the colour helps the males to mark their territories, and acts as a defence against predators. The blue morpho is often one ...

The large blue was declared extinct in the UK in 1979 ... to reintroduce the species in England. Research ecologist David Simcox, one of the duo who reintroduced the butterfly in 1983, said ...

Silver-studded blue butterflies have been lost from more than 80% of their former habitats in the past century A protected species of butterfly ... return to the UK Monitoring at the park, which ...

More than half the butterfly's habitat has been destroyed, and the codependent Smith's blue is struggling to survive. Although the Smith's blue has been listed under the Endangered Species Act since ...

Despite captive-breeding and reintroduction efforts, this sun-loving coastal butterfly, once common throughout South Florida, is now one of the rarest insect species in North America. The Miami blue ...