A butterfly in your yard is always a welcome sight, but if that butterfly shimmers? Even better! The red-spotted purple butterfly has an iridescent sheen that makes it truly eye-catching.

A charity's butterfly count in July recorded a four-fold increase in sightings of the majestic red admiral - continuing ... Image source, Getty Images In total the count - which involves butterfly ...

The Red Admiral butterfly is now the most commonly sighted in the UK due to the warming climate, according to conservationists. It has been recorded 179,000 times this year by members of the ...

Image source, Getty Images Dr Zoë Randle, Senior Surveys Officer at Butterfly Conservation said: "We've been surprised to see the Red Admiral taking the lead, however with the increased frequency ...

The Red Admiral was only spotted 40,547 times in the same period. A favourite of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, who referred to it as 'the Butterfly of Doom', Red Admirals first appeared in Northern ...

Red Admiral butterfly numbers have soared by 400% this year, according to new data from Butterfly Conservation, which says the migrant species likes Britain's warming climate. Wildlife charity ...

according to research spanning hundreds of species from the red admiral butterfly to the American lady to the cabbage white. Data from about 76,000 butterfly surveys conducted by various groups ...