Large blue
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
In the past couple of weeks we’ve learnt a little about large blue butterflies and how we are working to protect them in Gloucestershire.
Here we’ll take you through what you might expect…
Last week we learnt a little about the large blue butterfly’s interesting lifecycle and its important relationship with a certain red ant.
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After a number of successful reintroduction projects, the large blue flew in its greatest numbers and in more places since records began.
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