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Top 10 most-sighted butterflies in 2025’s Big Butterfly Count – in pictures (files.mastodon.social)
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Top 10 most-sighted butterflies in 2025’s Big Butterfly Count – in picturesThe results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are in, and while the numbers are a vast improvement on 2024’s record lows, the charity has warned that urgent measures are still needed to reverse long-term decline.1. Large white: 396,510 sightingsPhotograph: Keith Warmington/Butterfly Conservation@photography #photography #butterflies

Large white on a purple flower. Large whites were the most common butterflies spotted in the UK this year with a record number of sightings, more than doubling from last year’s Big Butterfly Count. Recognisable by their creamy white wings with black L-shaped markings, they are also commonly referred to as cabbage butterflies or cabbage whites due to their staple diet. Their numbers are up 47% over the past 15 years.
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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

@photography 9/9. Common blue: 39,602 sightings.The common blue bounced back 228% from last year, which was its worst on record. However, its numbers are still 57% down since 2010.Photograph: Butterfly Conservation#photography #butterflies

Common blue - nothing common about its beauty.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    @photography 10/10. Green-veined white: 39,272 sightings.Green-veined Whites are known for their prominent green veins which set them apart from the small white. It also bounced back from its worst year on record, but to a lesser degree than the common blue. It was 67% up on 2024 but still at half the abundance of 2010 levels.Photograph: Iain H Leach/Butterfly Conservation #photography #butterflies

    Green-vein white on a cluster of light blue flowers.

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