How could I not put up photos of this beauty, the Garden Tiger moth? She was found on a walk myself and my mother took in the top field - a huge fluttering, bumbling, orange, white and black creature, which we ran after over and over, until she finally settled down to lay some eggs.

She was massive - about a 2" wingspan.

Apparently containing a poisonous toxin too, I found out upon returning home and looking her up.

There she is, laying her eggs.

Its incredible just how many different species of butterfly and moths that live in Ireland - the moths much more so. They are creatures I haven't really spent any time looking at before - until I got a good identification guide for my birthday that is! Here are some of the ones I've managed to capture on camera...

The Ringlet...

Small Copper...

Meadow Brown...

I think this is the Orange Underwing moth...

and a Silver-washed Fritillary... (butterfly that is.)