How a rare butterfly find in Surrey drove conservation research (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A Surrey amateur lepidopterist has shared how his remarkable discovery of a rare butterfly has led to a breakthrough in conservation research.

Gareth Tilley discovered a population of one of the UK's most elusive butterflies, the black hairstreak, which had never before been recorded in the county.

Prior to his discovery, the species was found exclusively in woodlands between Oxford and Peterborough, according to Butterfly Conservation.

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