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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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Simplified: Butterfly previously found in Southern Europe has been seen in UK for first time according to Butterfly Conservation
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Simplified: First UK sighting was confirmed at Landguard Bird Observatory in Suffolk after volunteer snapped photo
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Simplified: It is not clear what has driven species' expansion though warming climate is thought to be part of answer
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Simplified: Until recently range of Southern Small White was limited to Southern Europe in particular south-east Europe
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Will Brame told the BBC he had "nabbed a couple of photos" of the butterfly before it had flown off1.000👤 Will Brame 📋 News Article 🆔 a1162992-aec9-4b19-934e-2270001da8abSimplified: Will Brame told BBC he had nabbed couple of photos of butterfly before it had flown off
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Simplified: Warming climate has played role in its spread modelling from 2008 Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies showed species was not expected in Low C...
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Simplified: Dr Dan Hoare Director of Nature Recovery at Butterfly Conservation said species had made ecological leap
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Simplified: Species that are rare in UK periodically over years have turned up in ones and twos but it's not really indicating any significant shift in our fauna...
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Simplified: Whether species stays long term is yet to be seen as its food source is garden species called Candytuft that is not as widely planted here
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Simplified: Species has never been migrant to UK and is yet to have been recorded breeding here which is what resident species would do