"In 1828 a collector collected some butterflies in a wood."
A Mr. Seaman collected a load of Black Hairstreak.
"He thought they were of a fairly common species."
He thought they were White-letter.
"He was later told by a colleague that it was in fact a different species and previously unreported in Britain before, but known from the Continent."
Yep.
"He then lied about the location to protect his collecting "patch""
Yep. He told them he obtained them from Yorkshire.
"What was the name of the wood?"
Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire. Wonderful place
"What was the species?"
Black Hairstreak.
"Who was probably responsible for it being there?"
That'll be Lord Rothschild - who actually paid people to breed and release them!
"Good luck. I am off to bed."
Lightweight
Cheers,
- Pete