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Butterflies

(Northern Brown Argus)

About

A small butterfly (wing span of 29mm) with a silvery appearance and a highly variable pattern of wing spots.​

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Usually lives in well drained, unimproved grasslands where Common Rock-rose grows in a lightly grazed or ungrazed sward. Most sites are sheltered, frequently with scrub, and have thin, base-rich soils often with patches of bare ground

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Conservation status​

The butterfly occurs mainly as small, scattered colonies and has declined in northern England.
GB Red List (2022): Vulnerable                   
Butterfly Conservation: High 

Story

TO COME

 

Sculptures

These started out focussing on the Northern Brown Argus butterfly, but then expanded out into looking at all British red list butterflies.

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