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A yellow butterfly on a yellow flower

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Insects, WildlifeBy Hook Tourism21st August 2019

Over the last couple of months the Clouded Yellow butterfly put on a good display around parts of the Hook Peninsula, especially Booley Bay. A visitor from Northern Africa, it…

An orange butterfly with brown and white spots against a background of grey gravel.

Painted Lady

Insects, WildlifeBy Hook Tourism31st July 2019

A migrant from North Africa the Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) is a regular visitor to these shores. They can be found mainly from June to September along the south…

An orange butterfly with brown spots on a blackberry flower.

Silver-washed Fritillary

Insects, WildlifeBy Hook Tourism27th June 2019

The Silver-washed Fritillary is our largest resident butterfly and is especially found in the south of Ireland. It gets its name from the silvery splashes on its under wings. A…

A grasshopper sitting on a rock with a plant in the background

Common Field Grasshopper

Insects, WildlifeBy Hook Tourism23rd May 2019

A common sight is the Common Field Grasshopper like the one pictured here in Saltmills. Their colour can vary from green through brown, to almost black. More often heard than…

A moth with red spotted wings with yellow daisy like flowers inthe background

Six-spot Burnet Moth

Insects, WildlifeBy Hook Tourism13th July 2017

Six-spot Burnet’s have been seen in the area and are very common throughout Europe. These day flying moths are strikingly coloured metallic black with crimson spots, just to remind you…

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