A close-up, top-down shot of a spiky green thistle with a purple bloom, densely populated by several Six-spot Burnet moths and one brown butterfly, likely an Irish form. The black-bodied moths, distinct with their red spots, are clustered on the flower, some with wings spread, others folded. The background is a blurred, light brown.

A Six-Spot Burnet Ball. #SixspotBurnet #IrishMoths #IrishWildlife #MothsOflreland #ThistleMoths #DayFlyingMoth #Insectsoflreland #WildIreland #Naturelreland #IrishBiodiversity #smartphonephotography #photography

Large Emerald

Ghost Moth male

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet

Galium Carpet

We also moth trapped in Co Clare end of June/beginning of July. Nothing extraordinary but then all moths are beautiful #moths
Both Dew Moth (Setina irrorella) & White-spotted Sable Moth (Anania funebris) were glimpsed on The Burren #Irishmoths
Too early for the Burren Green maybe..

So many colourful butterflies and moths in Ireland. #butterflies #moths #ireland #irishbutterflies #irishmoths #butterfly #nature #insects #photography #smartphonephotography

Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryl) - North Antrim, May 2024. From the local woods. #gcampbellphoto #moths #mothsofinstagram #mothsmatter #teammoth #irishmoths #lepidoptera @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social