Butterfly Conservation Ireland

Butterfly Conservation Ireland Butterfly Conservation Ireland is a charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies, moths and

22/12/2025

๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฆ‹๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐Ÿ‘‰www.unveiling.eu
This project ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, developed at the University of Florence, looks into the aesthetic appeal of European butterflies and how different species catch people's attention. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด? ๐˜š๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด?

The research will help to inform conservation priorities, influence the collection of citizen science data, and help to identify the most effective flagship species to engage the public in biodiversity conservation. The project is based on an online test, available at www.unveiling.eu, which has already collected nearly 20.000 responses and is producing promising results. The test is now accessible in English, German, Spanish, French, Polish, Italian, and Dutch, allowing participation from a broad European audience. Be part of the research and make the test in a few minutes ๐Ÿ‘

Comma butterflies at Turvey Nature Reserve in Dublin on Wednesday 17th September- 2025. Photos by Jesmond Harding
18/09/2025

Comma butterflies at Turvey Nature Reserve in Dublin on Wednesday 17th September- 2025. Photos by Jesmond Harding

MOTH MORNING - Saturday 16th August 2025. Our next event is a Heritage Week event happening this Saturday 16th August, 2...
11/08/2025

MOTH MORNING - Saturday 16th August 2025. Our next event is a Heritage Week event happening this Saturday 16th August, 2025 at Cormackstown Wood, Maynooth, County Kildare.

Meeting at 7:00 am.

The event will be led by Philip Strickland and Jesmond Harding.
Please note that the area where we have been allowed to hold our event is private land. Visitors are reminded to take responsibility for their safety.

Location of Event:

Cormackstown Wood, Cormickstown, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Eircode: W23 X0K1

Directions from Maynooth Main Street

Head southwest (towards St. Patrickโ€™s College, Maynooth) on Maynooth Main St/R148 toward Straffan Rd/R406. Continue straight onto Parson St/R408. Turn right onto Newtown Road/R408. After crossing the bridge, crossing the canal and railway, turn right onto the R408. Continue on this road for 2.8 km. The location is on the right. The grid reference for the entrance is N 91330 35440. The site is accessed via a long driveway.

Photo - Canary-shouldered Thorn. Credit - Jesmond Harding.

Thanks to Yvonne Harold from Stamullen, who sent us these photos of Small Tortoiseshell butterflies nectaring on potted ...
10/08/2025

Thanks to Yvonne Harold from Stamullen, who sent us these photos of Small Tortoiseshell butterflies nectaring on potted Alium flowers.

We need your help! The Cryptic Wood White is double-brooded (producing 2 generations in a single year) in parts of Europ...
31/07/2025

We need your help!
The Cryptic Wood White is double-brooded (producing 2 generations in a single year) in parts of Europe and thought to be single-brooded in Ireland. Weโ€™re interested in finding out if there are any sightings from late July or from now on, so please keep an eye out in your locality and submit any records to us as per the instructions at the end of the blog post at the following link. If you are submitting records, you need to be confident that you've identified the Cryptic Wood White correctly. The upperwings are milky white with distinctly rounded edges. The males have a black mark in the edge of the forewing - but this is not always obvious. The undersides are white, with indistinct grey or greenish markings.

https://butterflyconservation.ie/wp/2025/07/30/cryptic-wood-white-help-needed/

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Pagestown, Maynooth
Co. Kildare

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