Killer of rare butterfly given six-month suspended sentence

Phillip Cullen ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work after illegally capturing and killing specimens of the large blueAn insect enthusiast who illegally captured and killed specimens of Britain's rarest butterfly, the large blue, has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence. The amateur entomologist and former body builder Phillip Cullen, 57, was caught after being spotted by volunteers and wardens acting suspiciously at two nature reserves in the west of England. Continue reading...