Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

The Guardian

@sarahdalgulls Here is a pixel drawing I made last year of a tortoiseshell butterfly, to celebrate!

(small tortoiseshell, though. But if you squint and ignore the white spots on the wings, I suppose it could pass for a large one?)