Donegal Wildlife

And a fine one. A long country lane running east-west with pasture on both sides, flanked by Ash, Hawthorn and Elder. The verges have been a...

Another thundery night, with warm, still, air between the showers, so I got another large batch of moths to light. A nice pairing of the dar...

********** STOP PRESS ********** This shot was taken about 15 minutes ago. On 30th May I showed the immigrant Painted Lady butterflies. Ton...

Emmelina monodactyla is one of the Plume Moths. These have wings that retract like a venetian blind when the moth has landed. A system of h...

The Lissonota sp . ichneumonids have started to lay their eggs in unsuspecting moth larvae hidden inside grass seedheads. I've been foll...

I noticed that the Knapweed was covered in brown aphids, so I settled down to see if any female hoverflies came along. Sure enough, a female...

A few more moths to light. First of all, Plain Golden Y - Autographa jota : Riband Wave - Idaea aversata : Flame Shoulder - Ochropleura plec...