Five years of research showed that chequered skippers are breeding in a Northamptonshire woodland The reintroduction of a species of butterfly that went extinct in England nearly 50 years ago has been ...

A butterfly that became extinct in England has reemerged and is now thriving thanks to a successful breeding project. As BirdGuides reported, ecologists brought a donor population of chequered ...

THE rare Chequered Skipper butterfly that has become extinct in England is thriving in the Scottish Highlands because of the area’s perfect micro-climate, new research has found. Sign up to our ...

The large blue butterfly has a strange life. After munching on wild thyme flowers for a few days, it drops to the ground and persuades a particular species of red ant to carry it into a nest. It stays ...

The chequered skipper butterfly rests quietly in the grass, wings fully open. This rare pause lets us admire its delicate patterns and calm presence. A brief but beautiful glimpse into its natural ...

The reintroduction of a species of butterfly that went extinct in England nearly 50 years ago has been declared a success. The chequered skipper was always scarce, but died out in 1976 with changes to ...