Posted on 06/05/2023 1:05:54 PM PDT by Red Badger
Blink and you could miss them - but mysterious sightings of an extremely rare butterfly have set the hearts of enthusiasts fluttering.
The species, previously described as extinct in Britain for nearly 100 years, has suddenly appeared in countryside on the edge of London.
Small numbers of black-veined whites have been spotted flying in fields and hedgerows in south-east London.
To the non-expert, they could easily be mistaken for the common or garden cabbage white butterflies seen in Britain every summer.
But there's nothing common about the black-veined white on this side of the Channel.
First listed as a British species during the reign of King Charles II, they officially became extinct in Britain in 1925.
This month they have mysteriously appeared among their favourite habitat: hawthorn and blackthorn trees on the edge of London, where I and other naturalists watched them flitting between hedgerows.
As their name suggests, they are a medium-sized white butterfly with distinctive black vein markings on their wings.
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“unexpectedly appear.....”
Interesting, I wonder why they suddenly reappeared?
I truly hope it's because of Global Climate Change ... and then watch the environmentalists' heads explode.
Their population was so small that they couldn’t be found.
Then as their numbers grew, they ‘suddenly reappeared’...........
It could be a sign or omen that the end is near.
Yeah that’s the most likely scenario. But not to see any for almost 100 years is a pretty long time for nobody to notice any around.
If extinct butterflies are coming back, can pterodactyls be far behind?
I think we would have noticed.................
Because Charles III, of course.
Maybe they were a sub species due to a mutation of a more common butterfly.
Population grew, and then died for whatever reason.
If the mutation reoccured somewhere, they could reappear.
Haven’t you heard?
Every time an mRNA vexxationation victim dies suddenly, a Black-veined White gets its wings.
They were just pining for the fjords.
The plumage don’t enter into it.
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