How to keep butterflies fluttering in city parks

The tawny coster is a common butterfly in parks and gardens. Photo: Universiti Malaya

Urban parks are a refuge for butterflies but if kept semi-wild, they will harbour even more of the fluttering insects, a study has found.

In their survey of 10 parks in Kuala Lumpur, researchers from Universiti Malaya discovered that bigger and older parks, as well as those with pockets of wild areas, host more species of butterflies.