purple emperor
Britishnoun
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Species NWT has helped recover in Norfolk include crane, bittern, purple emperor butterfly and natterjack toad.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
It’s widely accepted that he put the purple emperor back into Lincolnshire – but critics argue that the butterfly would have returned eventually.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
“Introducing the purple emperor from 300 miles away – I’m sorry, that’s just not right,” said Bourn.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2020
Other safaris, both on foot and in vehicles, focus on the dawn chorus, bats and moths, purple emperor butterflies, Sussex oaks, owls, kingfishers and other highlights of the natural world.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2019
Of insects less can be said here, but it is worth noting that one live purple emperor has been captured in Ampfield wood, two dead dilapidated ones picked up at Otterbourne.
From John Keble's Parishes by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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