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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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@appassionatoHard to tell apart from the Question Mark.It's hard to tell size from the zoomed pic and if diminutive, it's also easily going to pass for the Snout.Lovely in any case. ❤

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