HOLIDAYMAKERS heading to the sea this summer are being asked to look out for common blue butterflies to see if the struggling species is faring better at the coast. The common blue is widespread ...

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This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with a male European Common Blue (or Polyommatus icarus), a newly ...