Dara Fitzpatrick
@DaraFitz
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Scientist, conservationist, and working to change my despair to hope for humans and the planet!
Joined April 2010
All the way from Southern Europe, a Bordered Straw, still not as pretty as some of the locals; Angle Shades, Goldspot and Canary Shouldered Thorn
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This might help dispel the myth that moths are ugly creatures. A Brimstone moth, a Peaches 🍑 Blossom, a gothic looking Dark Arches, a Flame Shoulder, another blossom and a Ruby Tiger. They need healthy hedgerows and wild flowers to complete their life cycle.
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A Canary Shouldered Thorn from last night, Myrtleville, County Cork. The feathered antenna shows it’s a male.
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RT @SamBayley2: Irish Cuckoo Update - after spending a number of weeks on the French/Italian border Cores has now jumped the Mediterranean….
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RT @COSullivanTD: This is what a Biodiversity-rich grassland looks like!.These grasslands were once widespread across Ireland. This week, I….
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One more from nature’s easel, a Buff Arches. Clothes designers will one day mimic these works of art.
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Map-winged Swift, a wing any cubist artist would be proud of! Zoom in for full details.
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Pebble Hook Tip, is always a joy to see. Caterpillars 🐛 mainly feed on Birch Trees.
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RT @JamesLucasIT: Thread of mind-blowing marble sculptures 🧵. 1. Bernini turned stone into flesh.
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Just chilling with the cool cats 🐈⬛ waiting for tit bits from the kitchen. @ChrisGPackham @BioDataCentre
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Anyone out there who can identify this lovely little mining bee? Cork, Ireland @BeesOfIreland
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‘Is this a dagger which I see before me . The handle towards my hand ? Come let me clutch thee . I have thee not , and yet I see thee still … etc etc! Just found this Dagger in my hallway. What a cool name for this moth. @MOTHIDUK @BioDataCentre
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Male and female Beautiful Demoiselle are on the wing now. They really live up to their name! 🥰
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