Even small gardens in built-up areas can support a great variety of butterflies if they contain the right plants. In the heart of London, the Museum's Wildlife Garden has recorded 23 species of ...
This butterfly, whose only known host plant is the pineland croton, reaches adult sizes of 2.75 to 3 inches and displays sexual dimorphism, which means that the bodies of the females and males are ...
The marsh violets, the food for the larvae of the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, are being planted on Norbury Hill. The aim is to plant 20,000 this winter, which Dr Charlie Bell ...