The word “Dragonfly” is a wide term used for insects in the order Odonata, which encompasses both the Damselflies and Dragonflies. True Dragonflies have their own distinct suborder Anisoptera (meaning “unequal wings”).
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Butterflies In Ireland
Butterflies are members of the large insect order known as Lepidoptera, which is a word made up of the Greek words lepis which means ‘scale’ and pteron which means ‘wing’.
Cork Clearwing Moth survey
In the summer of 2021, Cork Nature Network conducted a survey of the Clearwing moth species in Cork.
