If you find three butterflies together, it's a sign of good luck - unless you live in Hampshire, where it is considered bad luck.

If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you'll have good luck throughout the year.

There is an old belief that if a woman wants a new dress, she must catch a buttefly of the same colour and hold it in her teeth while saying a magic spell. 

In the west of England you will be very unlucky if you kill a butterfly.

It is unlucky to kill or keep butterflies in Scotland.

The Scots also believe that you'll be unlucky if a butterfly lands on you.

It is also considered very unlucky to pull the wings off butterflies