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Whilst it is thought a warming climate has played a role in its spread, modelling from a 2008 Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies showed that even under the most extreme warming scenarios the species was not expected in the Low Countries until after 2050.
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Warming climate has played role in its spread modelling from 2008 Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies showed species was not expected in Low Countries until after 2050
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{ "year": "2050", "species": "Southern Small White butterfly", "document": "2008 Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies", "climate_factor": "warming climate" } - Subject Tags
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- February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM (2 months ago)
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- February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM (2 months ago)
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1wgly21zo
The Southern Small White butterfly, previously found only in Southern Europe, has been spotted in the UK for the first time. Experts attribute the butterfly's northward expansion to a warming climate. The sighting was confirmed at Landguard Bird Observatory in Suffolk.
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