Ireland’s Butterflies
Ireland has 32 resident and 3 common migrant butterfly species and while this is quite a manageable number to learn, some colour-groups of butterflies are more challenging than others. To help, a free downloadable ‘crash course’ in butterfly identification is available from below (click on the image) or a handy pocket-sized identification guide can be purchased directly from the Data Centre here.
Crash course in butterfly identification (6.9 Mb)
Whites & Yellows
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Blues
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Vanessids & Fritillaries
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Hairstreaks & Coppers
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Browns
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Skippers
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