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

Unlike the small tortoiseshell butterfly, the large tortoiseshell butterfly hasn't been a resident of the UK since the 1960s.

It is as much a part of the British summer as strawberries and cream and the smell of freshly cut grass. But this year, the small tortoiseshell butterfly has done a flit. The orange and black insect ...