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Sharing the joy of nature: especially butterflies, moths, hoverflies, garden birds, fungi, wildflowers. Most sightings from Laois, (mid ROI), some in Dublin, Ireland. PhD Food Microbiology UoR #teammoth #wildflowerhour #fungifriday
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Big migrant activity there๐Ÿ‘
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Thanks! And these: Donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve seen such marked leaves before!
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Northern Marsh Orchid - how super to have it in your own driveway ๐Ÿ‘
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Small Cudweed? plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9... Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort. in BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020
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Did you see more, after this one?
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Fantastic capture, well done Marta x
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Fantastic ๐Ÿ‘
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How lucky! Itโ€™s rare in Ireland but you were in the right place for it:
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Lovely moth ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Well found Alison ๐Ÿ‘
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Meadow Vetchling
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Thanks - putting it on my wishlist!
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Brilliant, I will have to seek this out sometime, it looks very dainty.
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And the caterpillar is a Burnet Moth.
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I think this could be Turlough Violet / Fen Violet๐Ÿ‘
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Cochylis dubitana: www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/neoc... #teammoth
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What a special plant ๐Ÿ‘
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Thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š
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So cute ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Which - the 2 on right??
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Well worthy favourites ๐Ÿ‘
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Iโ€™m seeing this now and didnโ€™t see the previous ones!
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Beautiful!
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Still wary but less so than I used to be. Some are fine for me- depends on their legs I think!
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Iโ€™ve never seen one and yet adults are so common - strange!
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You are welcome, this is what they are like once they hatch:
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Green Shieldbug.
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Wow, amazing ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰