Officially extinct butterfly 'making a comeback' in UK

Large tortoiseshells breeding at Knepp, Sussex, after being officially extinct in Britain for half a centuryAn elusive butterfly that has been officially extinct in Britain for more than half a century has been discovered breeding on the rewilded estate of Knepp in West Sussex.The large tortoiseshell mysteriously vanished more than 50 years ago but this week male and female butterflies - much larger than the small tortoiseshell and without its white patterning - have been spotted at Knepp for the first time. Continue reading...