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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in Ireland
Ruibheog in Gaeilge. The Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni, is Ireland’s only long-lived adult butterfly, living up to twelve months…
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) in Ireland
No standard Gaeilge name is recorded in An Coimisinéir Teanga terminology or Ó Dónaill’s dictionary. The Clouded Yellow,…
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) in Ireland
No standard Gaeilge name is recorded in An Coimisinéir Teanga terminology or Ó Dónaill’s dictionary. The Comma, Polygonia…
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) in Ireland
Gormán coiteann in Gaeilge. The Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus, is Ireland’s most widespread blue and the only blue…
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Cryptic Wood White (Leptidea juvernica) in Ireland
Bánóg choille dhorcha in Gaeilge. The Cryptic Wood White, Leptidea juvernica, was described as a species distinct from…
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Grayling (Hipparchia semele) in Ireland
Léithneach in Gaeilge. The Grayling, Hipparchia semele, is Ireland’s most cryptically camouflaged butterfly, resting motionless on stone or…
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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) in Ireland
Ribeog uaine in Gaeilge. The Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi, is Ireland’s only green butterfly and is easiest to…
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in Ireland
Bánóg uaine in Gaeilge. The Green-veined White, Pieris napi, is Ireland’s commonest white butterfly and, despite the name,…
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) in Ireland
Gormán cuilinn in Gaeilge. The Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus, is Ireland’s garden and churchyard blue, distinguished from the…
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) in Ireland
Bánóg mhór in Gaeilge. The Large White, Pieris brassicae, is the biggest of the three common Irish whites…
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Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) in Ireland
Fritileán réisc in Gaeilge. The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is Ireland’s most conservation-significant butterfly, protected under Annex II…
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) in Ireland
Donnóg an fhéir in Gaeilge. The Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina, is Ireland’s commonest grassland butterfly, recorded in every…
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) in Ireland
Barr buí in Gaeilge. The Orange Tip, Anthocharis cardamines, is the spring signature of Irish damp meadows and…
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) in Ireland
The Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, is a long-distance migrant that reaches Ireland each summer from North Africa, with…
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Peacock (Aglais io) in Ireland
Péacóg in Gaeilge. The Peacock, Aglais io, is the most striking of the garden Vanessids in Ireland, recorded…
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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) in Ireland
Ribeog chorcra in Gaeilge. The Purple Hairstreak, Favonius quercus, is a canopy-dwelling species of mature oakwood and is…
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) in Ireland
Aimiréal dearg in Gaeilge. The Red Admiral reaches Ireland as a migrant from continental Europe every year, with…
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) in Ireland
Fáinneog in Gaeilge. The Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus, is a damp-grassland brown that peaks in July and is one…
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Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) in Ireland
Fritileán airgeadach in Gaeilge. The Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia, is Ireland’s largest fritillary and the flagship butterfly of…
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Small Blue (Cupido minimus) in Ireland
Gormán beag in Gaeilge. The Small Blue, Cupido minimus, is the smallest butterfly in Ireland and a specialist…
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) in Ireland
Copróg bheag in Gaeilge. The Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas, is Ireland’s only resident copper and one of the…
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) in Ireland
Donnóg bheag an fhraoigh in Gaeilge. The Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus, is a small brown of dry grassland…
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) in Ireland
Ruán beag in Gaeilge. The Small Tortoiseshell is the most familiar garden butterfly across Ireland, recorded in every…
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Small White (Pieris rapae) in Ireland
Bánóg bheag in Gaeilge. The Small White, Pieris rapae, is the commonest garden white in Ireland, present in…
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) in Ireland
Breacfhéileacán coille in Gaeilge. The Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, is the woodland-ride brown most Irish walkers see in…
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Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) in Ireland
Donnóg an bhalla in Gaeilge. The Wall Brown, Lasiommata megera, is a declining coastal-grassland butterfly, one of the…
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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) in Ireland
Bánóg choille in Gaeilge. The Wood White, Leptidea sinapis, has a restricted Irish range confined to the Burren…