Dutch butterflies 2015 Top Five

This video shows a male common blue butterfly in England.

According to the Dutch Vlinderstichting entomologists today, 2015 was not a good year for butterflies, with less individuals observed than in an average year.

The Top Five for butterfly species observed was:

1. Meadow brown 46,516

2. Small white 19,000

3. Green-veined white 15,837

4. Ringlet 12,945

5. Common blue 10,568

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