They're out to bait the Purple Emperor, one of Britain's most elusive butterflies, whose beauty disguises some filthy feeding habits. You never forget your first time, says butterfly enthusiast ...

A rare butterfly species found in Britain, has a set of wings in which its true colors are in-question. The Purple Emperor, as it’s called, has wings that appear to be blue to some people ...

Admittedly, the butterfly in question is the spectacular Purple Emperor, the most stunning of all British species, also known to Victorian enthusiasts as His Imperial Majesty or the Emperor of ...

‘This butterfly is bucking the trend and I believe there are colonies of Purple Emperor in places beyond imagination.’ By which he means locations such as Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and ...

The paper kite butterfly, native to Asia, is light yellow or off-white with an elaborate pattern of swooping black lines and dots. But its chrysalis ... you see blue, purple, or white on a ...

They're out to bait the Purple Emperor, one of Britain's most elusive butterflies, whose beauty disguises some filthy feeding habits. You never forget your first time, says butterfly enthusiast ...

Philip has also spotted a Purple Emperor this year in Knepp Safaris in Horsham, West Sussex. The butterfly, one of the largest in the UK, is confined to central and southern England woodland.