EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) female at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Dublin, Ireland

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 The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Spinus.

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Breeding                   Resident                    Non breeding - winter
 

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EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) female drinking from a water butt at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Dublin, Ireland

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 The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Spinus.

Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) distribution map

Breeding                   Resident                    Non breeding - winter
 

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HAIRY HAWKER DRAGONFLY (Brachytron pratense) female, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

 

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The Hairy Hawker Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Brachytron. Alternative names include Hairy Dragonfly and Spring Hawker. It has a scattered distribution in Europe and parts of western Asia. It is absent from Iceland and other northern latitudes. In the warmer part of its range, it is on the wing from late March to early August but has a shorter flight season elsewhere.

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BROAD CENTURION SOLDIER FLY (Chloromyia formosa) male, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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The Broad Centurion Soldier Fly (Chloromyia formosa) of the family Stratiomyidae which is in the genus Chloromyia.

SIX SPOT BURNET MOTH (Zygaena filipendulae) pair mating and a third individual struggling to emerge from its pupal casing, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

 

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The Six Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) is of the family Zygaenidae which is in the genus Zygaena.

BLACK DARTER DRAGONFLY or BLACK MEADOWHAWK DRAGONFLY (Sympetrum danae) teneral female, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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The Black Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum danae) is of the family Libellulidae which is in the genus Sympetrum. It occurs in northern Eurasia as well as parts of North America where it is know as Black Meadowhawk Dragonfly. The flight season is from July to September.

 

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CLOUDED BORDER MOTH (Lomaspilis marginata) Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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The Clouded Border Moth (Lomaspilis marginata) is of the family Geometridae which is in the genus Lomaspilis.

COMMON FIELD GRASSHOPPER (Chorthippus brunneus) Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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 The Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) is of the family Acrididae which is in the genus Chorthippus.

VARIABLE DAMSELFLY (Coenagrion pulchellum) female on bramble leaf, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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The Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) is of the family Coenagrionidae which is in the genus Coenagrion.

AZURE DAMSELFLY (Coenagrion puella) male infected with white Entomopathogenic Fungi, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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The Azure Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) is of the family Coenagrionidae which is in the genus Coenagrion. It is the most abundant bluet in Europe and also occurs in parts of northern Africa and western Asia. It is absent from northern latitudes and from eastern Iberia. The flight period is from April to September, peaking in June and July.

When an insect becomes infected with entomopathogenic fungi, the host species subsequently dies as a result.

 

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