Peacock butterfly voted Britain's favourite in national poll
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Patrick Barkham
23d ago· 5 min readenNews
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The peacock butterfly has been voted Britain's favourite butterfly in a poll by Butterfly Conservation, beating 59 other native species with over 20,000 votes cast. The butterfly is described as both beautiful and commonplace, found across the British Isles throughout spring, summer, and autumn.
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It beat 59 other native species in the charity Butterfly Conservation's poll to find the nation's favourite for the first time
More than 20,000 votes were cast
More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native species to find nation’s favourite for first time
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