Donegal Wildlife

Leaf-miners belong to one of 4 groups: Micromoths Flies Beetles (weevils) Sawflies The flies are usually Agromyzid flies, which are all leaf...

I usually concentrate on 'factual' images, showing species in a scientifically useful manner, but tastefully cropped. But sometimes ...

My first trip to Mullaghagary wood for quite some time produced one of the more exciting of my hoverfly finds. The beautiful specimen below ...

The hedgerows are almost up to speed now that all the greenery is available. The availability of greenery brings larvae to feed on it, the p...

Damselflies are the smaller-size version of Dragonflies, with the abdomen being about the same size as a matchstick. The male of the Large R...

As the warm nights continue, more moths are coming to light: First, Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata alternata . Food plants are the bedst...

Here's a close-up of the Bumblebee Bombus cryptarum: Bombus lucorum was recently split into 3 species: Bombus lucorum , Bombus cryptar...