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Bibliography & Links:

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  • Brock, P.D. 2021. Britain's Insects – A field guide to the insects of Great Britain & Ireland. Princeton University Press. Oxford.
  • Cole, S. and Waller, M. 2021. Britain's Orchids – A field guide to the orchids of Great Britain & Ireland. Princeton University Press. Oxfordshire.
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  • Collins Gem. 2012. Insects. 3rd Edition. Harper Collins Publishers. London.
  • Collins Gem. 2012. Trees. 3rd Edition. Harper Collins Publishers. London.
  • Collins Gem. 2012. Wildflowers. 3rd Edition. Harper Collins Publishers. London.
  • Devlin, Z. 2021. The Wildflowers of Ireland – A Field Guide. 2nd Edition. Gill Books. Dublin.
  • Kristinsson, H. 2024. Flowering Plants & Ferns of Iceland. 3rd Edition. Mál og menning. Reykjavik. 
  • McCormack, S. and Regan, E. 2016. Insects of Ireland – A Field Guide. The Collins Press. Cork.
  • Merryweather, J. 2020. Ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain & Ireland. Princeton University Press. Oxford.
  • Nelson, E.C. 2016. The Wild Plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands – A Field Guide. The Collins Press. Cork.
  • Newland, D., Still, R. and Swash, A. 2019. Britain's Day-flying Moths – A field guide to the day-flying moths of Great Britain & Ireland. 2nd Edition. Princeton University Press. Oxfordshire.
  • Newland, D., Still, R., Swash, A. and Tomlinson, D. 2020. Britain's Butterflies – A field guide to the butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland. 4th Edition. Princeton University Press. Oxford.
  • O'Reilly, P. and Parker, S. 2007. Wild Orchids in the Burren. Frist Nature. Llandysul, Wales.
  • Smallshire, D. and Swash, A. 2018. Britain's Dragonflies – A field guide to the damselflies & dragonflies of Great Britain & Ireland. 4th Edition. Princeton University Press. Oxford.
  • Wilson, J. 2013. The Birds of Ireland – A Field Guide. The Collins Press. Cork.

British Dragonfly Society

Butterfly Conservation

Irish Moths - Index 

MothsIreland – Mapping Ireland's Moths 

National Biodiversity Data Centre 

Wildflowers of Ireland

Irish Wildflowers 

Natural History of Iceland 

A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist

Identification of each species on this website was conducted to the best of my ability using the above resources; please contact me if you spot any errors.