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Two species of butterfly make surprise new appearances in Scotland
butterfly-conservation.orgTwo species of butterfly have made dramatic appearances in Scotland in a suspected response to climate change.
The Gatekeeper, never officially recorded north of the border before, has been spotted in several places in Scotland this summer, while the White-letter Hairstreak - only recorded around the River Tweed for the first time in 2017 - has now appeared 100 miles further north in Dundee.
The surprise sightings are being announced by Butterfly Conservation just days after we declared a UK-wide Butterfly Emergency following the worst-ever results of our Big Butterfly Count this summer.
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