Donegal Wildlife

Another new moth: Beautiful Carpet - Mesoleuca albicillata . This is 'widespread, but not numerous'. Wingspan about 20mm. After a br...

One of the problems that fungi have overcome in many creative ways is that of spore dispersal: in order to create spores in great numbers, a...

One of two confusion species, this is Platycheirus granditarsus . It is usually found neary marshy fields and ditches, which is exactly wher...

Most of the Cinquefoils are yellow: Tormentil, Creeping Cinquefoil, Silverweed are all yellow. Barren Strawberry is white, but Marsh Cinquef...

More moths to light: Broken-barred Carpet - Electrophyes corylata : (Thanks to Peter for the correction) Flame Shoulder - Ochropleura plecta...

On May 30th , I showed a couple of images of what I supposed was the leaf-miner Cheilosia semifasciata . This identification has now been co...

It's always a good time of year when the orchids return. The first on my patch is usually the Northern Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza purpu...