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St John s Point Killough RST9044St John s Point Killough RST079589Spanish Moth Xanthopastis timais RST089388Spanish Moth Xanthopastis timais RST089388Waved Sphinx Ceratomia undulosa RST072532Small Lappet Phyllodesma ilicifolia RST072198Small Lappet Phyllodesma ilicifolia RST072196Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica RST078041Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica RST078054Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica RST078055Rustic Sphinx Manduca rustica RST078061Pachytrina honrathii RST076520Orache Moth Trachea atriplicis RST087499Holocernia angulata Angled Batwing RST075762Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor RST087958Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica RST076385Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica RST076822Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata RST033847Acanthobrahmaea europaea European Owl Moth male_RST031865Orache Moth Trachea atriplicis RST087496Early Grey Xylocampa areola RST043314Antheraea jana RST074682Peacock Aglais io RST033717Owly Sulphur Libelloides coccajus RST1698Pachytrina honrathii larva RST073866Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala sponsa RST054469Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala sponsa RST054427Canadian Sphinx Hawk-moth Sphinx canadensis RST047139Antheraea jana RST074692Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris RST034089Scarce Merveille du Jour Moma alpium RST073646Scarce Merveille du Jour Moma alpium RST073418Plain Grey Hawk-moth Psilogramma increta RST073970Holocernia angulata Angled Batwing RST075405Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii RST074209Madder Hawkmoth Rethera komarovi RST074446Madder Hawkmoth Rethera komarovi RST074441Madder Hawk-moth Rethera komarovi RST074458Madder Hawk-moth Rethera komarovi RST074457Pachytrina honrathii larva RST071374False Tiger Moth Dysphania militaris RST072707Waved Sphinx Hawk-moth Ceratomia undulosa RST072521Velvet Hawk-moth Clanis undulosa RST072423Velvet Hawk-moth Clanis undulosa RST072122Velvet Hawk-moth Clanis undulosa RST071436Velvet Hawk-moth Clanis undulosa RST071430Small Lappet Phyllodesma ilicifolia RST072196Phyllodesma japonica RST072332Phyllodesma japonica RST071784Modest Sphinx Pachysphinx modesta RST072738Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST078588Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST076487Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST076498Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST078612Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST076492 1Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST076493Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra RST073625Apple Hawk-moth Langia zenzeroides formosana RST079537Apple Hawk-moth Langia zenzeroides formosana RST079533Apple Hawk-moth Langia zenzeroides formosana RST079543Apple Hawk-moth Langia zenzeroides formosana RST079548Frozen Birch Leaf RST038376Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST038444Frosted Foliage RST038190Frosted Bramble Leaf RST038422Frosted Fungi RST038395Frosted Dandelion leaf RST048211Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015654Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST016841Makestone Islet Great Saltee Island RST016884 2Seabird Colonies Great Saltee Island RST016882Makestone Islet Great Saltee Island RST016850Makestone Islet Great Saltee Island RST015666Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus RST032457Great Saltee Island RST067746Coastline Great Saltee Island RST032849Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015681Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015680Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015676Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015673Coastal landscape Great Saltee RST015670Coastal landscape Great Saltee Island RST015642Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST053294Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST015974Razorbill Alca torda RST016827Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST032582Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST016018Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST017357Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST017178Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015901Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015893Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015452Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015432Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015392Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015380Gannet Morus bassanus RST019164Gannet Morus bassanus RST014567Valencia Lighthouse County Kerry RST033497Coffee Bee Hawk-moth Cephonodes hylas RST045775Caligula anna female RST057607African Moon Moth male Argema mimosae RST053673European Owl Moth male Acanthobrahmaea europaea RST061858European Owl Moth male Acanthobrahmaea europaea RST061857Parmotrema perlatum with Evernia prunastri fastigiate RST064473Melanelixia subaurifera with Lecidella eleachroma Physcia adscendens Arthonia radiata and Hypotrachyna revoluta s lat RST068872Pope's Pit Viper Trimerisurus popeorum RST068884.jpgMangrove Pit Viper Trimerisurus purpureomaculatus_RST065882Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii RST058878Cameroon Bush Viper Atheris broadleyi RST064472Sri Lankan Pit Viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus RST064425Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii RST068888Usambara Eyelash Viper Atheris ceratophora RST9347 2Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii RST8899Gumprecht s Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus gumprechti RST068899Sri Lankan Pit Viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus RST064426Mangrove Pit Viper Trimerisurus purpureomaculatus RST065882Gumprecht s Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus gumprechti RST068884Candelaria concolor RST062262Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula Lasiodora parahybana RST0544314Frosted Meadowsweet Leaves Filipendula ulmaria RST064492Sambava Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis RST065389Sambava Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis RST06 5265Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus RST067354Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus RST067343Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus RST067395Frosted Birch Leaf RST065582Frosted Birch Leaves RST065583Plain Grey Hawk-moth Psilogramma increta RST063365Plain Grey Hawk-moth Psilogramma increta RST063361Smoky Spurge Hawk moth Hyles dahlii RST067477Smoky Spurge Hawk moth Hyles dahlii RST067473Aurivillius triramis RST067857Aurivillius triramis RST067858Aurivillius triramis RST067853Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird eating Tarantula Lasiodora parahybana RST0544313Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata RST065448Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata RST065441Woodland trail at Puente de Sarratieto Bridge, Valle de Ordesa RST066644Woodland trail at Puente de Sarratieto Bridge, Valle de Ordesa RST063661Woodland trail at Puente de Sarratieto Bridge, Valle de Ordesa RST068639Woodland trail at Puente de Sarratieto Bridge, Valle de Ordesa RST065630Waterfall Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067207Waterfall Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067213Valle de Ordesa and Arazas River, RST065886Valle de Ordesa and Arazas River, RST065873Tozal de Mallo Mountain, Valle de Ordesa RST067305Tozal de Mallo Mountain Valle de Ordesa RST064131Tozal de Mallo Mountain Valle de Ordesa RST063264Small stream feeding into River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST064738Small Church Canon de Anisclo, Ordesa RST068381River Bellos and Canon de Anisclo, Ordesa RST068162River Bellos and Canon de Anisclo, Ordesa RST069855Salto del Carpin, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067169Salto del Carpin, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa National Park, Northern Spain RST067162River Ara, Valle de Ordesa RST066706River Ara, Valle de Ordesa RST067236River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067225River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067225River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067022River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST067005River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST064991River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST068983River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST063966River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST063955River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST066946River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST065932River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST065926River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST063914River Ara, Valle de Bujaruelo, Ordesa RST064900La Fraucata, Valle De Ordesa RST067312La Fraucata and Arazas River, Valle De Ordesa RST067301La Fraucata and Arazas River Valle de Ordesa RST6682La Fraucata and Arazas River, Valle De Ordesa RST064620La Fraucata and Arazas River, Valle De Ordesa RST063269La Cascada de Sorrosal, Broto Ordesa RST060281La Cascada de Sorrosal, Broto Ordesa RST065691Cascada del Estrecho, Valle de Ordesa RST063573Cascada del Estrecho, Valle de Ordesa RST065624Cascada del Estrecho, Valle de Ordesa RST063550Cascada del Estrecho, Valle de Ordesa RST065746Cascada de la Cueva, Valle de Ordesa RST6516Cascada de la Cueva and Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa RST065382Cascada de Abetos Turieto Bajo path, Valle de Ordesa, RST060596Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus RST067395Cascada de Abetos Turieto Bajo path, Valle de Ordesa, RST060714Bridge over Arazas River near Puente de Sarratieto, Valle de Ordesa, RST063648Beech Woodland, Valle De Ordesa, RST062676Autumn colour, Fanlo Village, Ordesa, RST068319Autumn colour, Fanlo Village, Ordesa, RST068224Autumn colour, Fanlo Village, Ordesa RST6822Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST065908Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST066282Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST066276Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST063420Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST063152Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST063043Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST062792Arazas River from Hunter's Bridge, Valle De Ordesa, RST063752Arazas River from Hunter's Bridge, Valle De Ordesa, RST067288Arazas River from Hunter's Bridge, Valle De Ordesa, RST067782Arazas River from Hunter's Bridge, Valle De Ordesa, RST066375Arazas River from Hunter's Bridge, Valle De Ordesa, RST067276Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST064616Arazas River, Valle de Ordesa, RST063610Torla Village, Valle de Ordesa, RST067323Autumn colour Fanlo Road, Ordesa, RST067130River Ara Valle de Bujaruelo Ordesa RST6699Aurivillius triramis larva RST054596Aurivillius triramis larva RST054593Aurivillius triramis larva RST054582Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth Hyles dahlii RST054480Aurivillius triramis larva RST054597Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth Hyles dahlii RST054479Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth Hyles dahlii RST054474Leucanella hosmera RST059945Leucanella hosmera RST059956Leucanella hosmera RST059948Leucanella hosmera RST059942Leucanella hosmera RST059952Aurivillius triramis larva RST059974Laurel Sphinx Sphinx kalmiae RST054939Herb Robert Geranium robertianum RST705885Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea RST036173Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta RST057220Coffee Bee Hawk moth Cephonodes hylas RST054904Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST042122Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST043801Syssphinx hubbardi Hubbard's Silkmoth RST054283Syssphinx hubbardi Hubbard's Silkmoth RST054290Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST050636Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST050633Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST015952Waterfalls from Cirque de Troumouse road RST052413View from Cirque de Troumouse road Pyrenees RST052253Waterfalls from Cirque de Troumouse road RST052371Waterfalls from Cirque de Troumouse road RST2386Waterfalls on the Cirque de Troumouse road Pyrenees RST052237Pau de Hollie Waterfall Gavarnie Pyrenees RST051536View at the Col de Tentes French Pyrenees RST051909View at the Col de Tentes French Pyrenees RST051920View at the Col de Tentes French Pyrenees RST1925Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053549Lac des Gloriettes French Pyrenees RST052898Lac des Gloriettes French Pyrenees RST2831 PanoLac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053525Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053633Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053450Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053664Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053659Lac de Gaube Pyrenees RST053676Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus RST059155Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST058989Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST057141Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST050489Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST051413Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST050311Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST058235Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST052254Razorbill Alca torda RST05933605Razorbill Alca torda RST059322Razorbill Alca torda RST059061Razorbill Alca torda RST059052Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST054339Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST053512Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST059375Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST055139Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST052560Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST057442Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus RST052668Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST059208Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST059203Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST059207Guillemot Uria aalge RST059804Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST059770Guillemot Uria aalge RST059798Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda RST059837Guillemot Uria aalge RST059809Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda RST059896European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST059107European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST059101European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST059610European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST059626European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST9627Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST050434Northern Gannet Morus bassanus RST057851Razorbill Alca torda & Guillemot Uria aalge_RST059984Razorbill Alca torda & Guillemot Uria aalge_ RST059765Guillemot Uria aalge RST032462Coenagrion puella female green form RST048592Coenagrion pulchellum Variable Damselfly male RST048101Coenagrion Puella Azure Damselfly female RSST045597Coenagrion puella female green form RST8566Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly male RST045565Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica RST048625Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica RST058081Inishbofin, Innishmore, Inishdooey Islands, County Donegal RST042241Copeland Islands RST045592Old Lighthouse on South Rock, County Down RST047782Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal RST045524Coastal village of Cushendun, County Antrim RST048893Coastline at Ballyhornan County Down RST0474452Trawbreaga Bay and Doagh Isle County Donegal RST046652Glen Head and Mullaghtan County Donegal RST0454662Round Island Strangford Lough County Down RST045582Rainey and Mahee Islands Strangford Lough County Down RST048833Ballyquintin Point Strangford County Down RST043353White Park Bay and Port Braddan County Antrim RST045574Carrickarade Island and Larry Bane Bay County Antrim RST044362Benbane Head County Antrim RST042246White Head County Antrim RST0486641Tory Island County Donegal RST043363Automeris naranja larvae RST031823Actias luna larva RST05333Antherea suraka RST042241Automeris larra RST032918Actias dubernardi larva RST038861Automeris naranja larva RST041831Automeris Cecrops Pamina Larva RST040315Automeris naranja larva RST041925Archaeoattacus edwardsii young larva RST038636Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri RST046671Ecales imperialis oslari Larva RST040255Citheronia laocoon larva RST026259Citheronia beledonon RST027832Brahmaea certhia larva RST046710Apollo Parnassius apollo RST034408Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia RST035709False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina RST034159Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe RST035633Apollo Parnassius apollo RST027446Essix Skipper Thymelicus lineola RST034420Marbled Skipper Carcharodus lavatherae RST034233Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon RST038104Blue-spot Hairstreak Satyrium spini RST023504Berger's Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis RST023087Clavariadelphus fistulosus RST016791Dog Stinkhorn Mutinus caninus RST022227Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa RST032241Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum RST034423Cortinarius purpurascens RST255573Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme RST032243Agrocybe pracox RST027784Porcelain Fungus Oudemansiella mucida RST024492Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura RST036684Lemon Disco Bisporella citrina RST042252Oak Bracket Fungus Inonotus dryadeus RST036729Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST048893Ganoderma australe RST025593Galerina species RST022253Svinafellsjokull Glacier Skaftafell Vatnajokull National Park Iceland RST028538Iceberg Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST028897Iceberg Skaftafell Vatnajokull National Park Iceland RST028797Mountains east of Kalfafell Hornafjorour Iceland RST028402Iceberg Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST029174Vestahorn Stokksness Iceland RST029258Iceberg Skaftafell Vatnajokull National Park Iceland RST028657Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST028824Mosfellskirkja Church Mosfellsdalur Iceland RST027555Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST028837Iceberg Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST028948Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon Iceland RST028751Hafursey Myrdalssandur Iceland RST028220Antheraea godmani RST048046Antheraea godmani RST048043Campo Imperatore Apennine Mountains Italy RST334993Regal Moth Citheronia regalis RST012231Regal silkmoth Citheronia regalis RST012236Common Blue Polyommatus icarus RST013075Barnacle spp. Ascophyllum Ulva & Limpets Patella vulgata RST012263Archidoris pseudoargus RST013436Automeris zephyria RST012245Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria RST013322Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa RST013714Caligula thibeta eyespot RST015938Bufflehead Bucephala albeola RST013373Ascophyllum Ulva RST012262Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa female RST019561Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar RST010643Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar RST011030Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus RST034498Dubernardi's Silkmoth Actias dubernardi RST041387Aiolopus thalassinus RST010627Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus armoricanus RST039231Marumba gaschkewitschii RST051756Marumba gaschkewitschii RST051754Owly Sulphur Libelloides coccajus RST038751Oleander Hawk-moth Daphnis nerii RST034504Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica RST033421HIssing Hawk-moth Phyllosphinga dissimilis RST031732Apollo Parnassius apollo RST035438Maple Acer species RST047272Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna RST043681Flower Beetle Stenopterus rufus RST049695Centre Accueil Les Isards French Pyrenees RST039095Lake Jezero & Lake Milanovacki Slapovi Croatia RST011260Cladonia cociffera RST048275Herald Moth Scoliopteryx libatrix larva RST044192Dusky Heath Coenonympha dorus RST039422Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata RST033847Clouded Apollo Parnassius mnemosyne RST048766Chequered Blue Scolitantides orion RST039009Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra RST049039Anemonia viridis RST014576Anemonia viridis RST014574Coumeenoole Bay Slea Head County Kerry RST029302Dingle Peninsula County Kerry RST012241Dingle Peninsula County Kerry RST022563Been Bane Dingle Peninsula County Kerry RST012321Been Bane Dingle Peninsula County Kerry RST022634Annalong Valley Mourne Mountains County Down RST023041Annalong Valley in winter RST014683Bog Myrtle Myrica gale Killarney National Park County Kerry RST022759Citheronia guayaquila RST034462Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni RST014462Barn Owl Tyto alba RST015453Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo RST015241Black Darter Sympetrum danae male RST013341Bistort Polygonum bistorta RST034551White Camellia Camellia japonica Nobilissima RST037323White Campion Silene latifolia RST038548Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis RST049775Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis RST039734Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis RST010842Crab Spider Misumena vatia RST010829Amblyteles armatorius RST020293Vapourer Moth larva Orgyia antiqua RST034257Gypsy Moth larvae Lymantria dispar RST049560Spanish Gatekeeper Pyronia bathseba RST049401Painted Lady Vanessa cardui RST049570Green underside Blue Glaucopsyche alexis RST049391Three humped Prominent Notodonta tritophus RST038871Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata RST043830Antheraeopsis formosana RST034327Gannet Morus bassanus RST032412Gannet Morus bassanus RST032392Guillemot Uria aalge RST032462Ascocoryne sarcoides RST049985Ascocoryne sarcoides RST049983Antheraea godmani RST042617Antheraea godmani hindwing eyespot RST042618Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST036887Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST036785Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST036816Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST036862Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST046780Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST046846Shimna River Tollymore Forest County Down RST046806Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi RST033391Primrose Primula vulgaris RST046399Panthea coenobita RST038823Spurge Hawk-moth Hyles euphorbiae RST043366Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia ssp. beckeri RST049582Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia RST049005Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines RST017242Ichneumonid Wast Encardia picta RST043353Langia zenzeroides ssp Formosana RST034435Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST047548Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens RST020436Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens RST020447Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST047534Herb Robert Geranium robertianum RST052885Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST047581Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac RST034171Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST057468Eacles ormondei female RST037782Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST047127Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula RST047486The herald Scoliopteryx libatrix RST035886Columbia Silkmoth Hyalophora columbia RST2583Columbia Silkmoth Hyalophora columbia RST043732Cymbidium Orchid flower RST049098Dactylorhiza hebridensis Hebridean Spotted Orchid DSC0608Copaxa witti male RST048482Copaxa witti female RST048662Common Male Fern Dryopteris filix mas RST057510Lesser Puss Moth Cerura erminea RST046714Canadian Sphinx Sphinx canadensis RST046952Canadian Sphinx Sphinx canadensis RST046961Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata RST046194Early Thorn Selenia dentaria RST046831Langia zenzeroides ssp Formosana RST034435Degelia cyanoloma RST037677Caloplaca ochracea RST025465Xanthoria parientina RST029477Cladonia floerkeana RST034492Lobaria virens RST007558Collema cristatum var cristatum RST047218Anaptychia runcinata RST048893Caloplaca lactea RST045410Conehead Mantis Empusa pennata RST023349Owlfly Libelloides icericus RST022860Black and Red Froghopper Cercopis vulnerata RST016446Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea RST034611Monkey Orchid Orchis simia RST032574Philippi's Ophrys Ophrys Philippi RST029773Milky Orchid Neotinea lactea RST027832Orchis cazorlensis RST045876Burnt-tip Orchid Neotinea ustulata RST036157Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp coccinea RST031198Lacaita's Ophrys Ophrys Lacaitae RST016434Ophrys calliantha RST035521Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris RST034476Anacampptis morio subsp longicornu RST027719Pyramidal Orchid pyramidalis RST025475Hebridean Spotted Orchid hebridensis RST036048Alpine Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza alpestris RST026198Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST025397Razorbill Alca torda RST013936Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo RST009097Gannet Morus bassanus RST019164Razorbill Alca torda RST016832Gannet Colony Great Saltee Island County Wexford RST017050Gannet Sula bassana RST033192Gannet Morus bassanus RST012241Gannet Morus bassanus RST048143Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST030462Razorbill Alca torda RST056951Razorbill Alca torda RST041691Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis RST097825Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla RST032126Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla RST032672Gannet Morus bassanus RST1143Shimna River, Tollymore Forest County Down RST056747Shimna River Tollymore Forest RST6755Shimna River Tollymore Forest RST6195Antheraea godmani male RST056028Antheraea godmani RST046687Antheraea godmani male eyespots RST046665Antheraea godmani Hindwing eyespot RST046636Apple Hawk-moth Langia zenzeroides ssp. Formosana 2nd instar larva.Coffee Bee Hawk-moth Cephonodes hylas RST045835 Newly emerged adult with the scales still on its wings.Coffee Bee Hawk-moth Cephonodes hylas RST045815 Newly emerged adult with the scales still on its wings.Fanad Lighthouse County Donegal_RST016352Northwest Donegal_RST012244Northwest Donegal_RST016841Beenbane Head County Kerry_RST033223Clogher Head County Kerry RST029385Pseudimbrasia deyrollei hindwing eyespots RST033564Pseudimbrasia deyrollei RST033562Pseudimbrasia deyrollei hindwing eyespot RST033566Twin spotted Sphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis RST043062Twin spotted Sphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis RST043012Twin spotted Sphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis RST042800 2Scarce Chocolate tip Clostera anachoreta RST043170Scarce Chocolate tip Clostera anachoreta RST043167Scarce Chocolate tip Clostera anachoreta RST054253Scalloped hazel Odontopera bidentata RST033833Three humped Prominent Notodonta tritophus RST038872Three humped Prominent Notodonta tritophus RST038871Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta larvae RST036692Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta larva RST036695Saturnia pyretorum larva RST034471Satrunia pyretorum RST045592The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita RST033462Spatalia argentina RST043702Spatalia argentina RST043486Spatalia argentina RST043487The herald Scoliopteryx libatrix RST035886Striped Lychnis Cucullia lychnitis RST036675Theretra japonica male RST034122Scarce Wormwood Cucullia artemisiae RST035583Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris RST436683Pussy Willow Salix species RST6427Sprawling Speedwell Veronica prostrata RST038895Sprawling Speedwell Veronica prostrata RST038904Cordyceps ophioglossoides RST043362Skellig MIchael Monastery Beehive Cells County Kerry RST033911Skellig MIchael Monastery Beehive Cells County Kerry RST033871Skellig MIchael Monastery Graveyard County Kerry RST033897Skellig MIchael Monastery Beehive Cells County Kerry RST033885Skelleg Michael County Kerry RST033721Skelleg Michael looking towards Little Skellig RST033760Sheep Island from Ballintoy RST030044Sheep Island RST023059Slieve Lamagan Blue Lough Mourne Mountains County Down RST023315Annalong River Mourne Mountains County Down RST023437Slieve Lamagan Blue Lough Mourne Mountains County Down RST013323Slap Milke Trnine Waterfall Plitvice Croatia RST011412Pine Imperial Moth Ecales imperalis pini RST045332Pine Imperial Moth Ecales imperalis pini RST045391Pine Imperial Moth Ecales imperalis pini RST045383Pine Imperial Moth Ecales imperalis pini RST045346Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma meridionalis RST035741Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma RST034209Weaver s Fritillary Boloria dia RST035718Wood White Leptidea sinapis RST034795Wall Lasiommata megera RST035251Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma RST035738Orange tip Anthocharis cardamines RST012019Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris RST034056Marbled White Melanargia galathea RST034134Apollo Parnassius apollo RST035419Spurge Hawk moth Hyles euphorbiae female RST047970Vanilla Orchid igritella cornelliana RST035174Vanilla Orchid igritella cornelliana RST035175Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora RST016437Spotted Fritillary larva Melitaea didyma RST035451Transparent Burnet Moth Zygaena purpuralis RST034444Silver ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata RST034821Scorpion Fly Panorpa communis RST035701Crevasse Lough Shannagh Mourne Mountains RST023214Crevasse Lough Shannagh Mourne Mountains RST023165Annalong Valley Mourne Mountains RST012234Isola Martime Alps France RST035266Northwest Donegal RST036414Northwest Donegal RST036453Annalong Valley Mourne Mountains County Down RST023041Annalong Valley Mourne Mountains County Down RST013341Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens RST013342Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens RST013341Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens RST015592Banded Demosielle Calopteryx splendens larva RT016641Granite beach stones RST017525Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota RST034388Beech Woodland Killarney County Kerry RST022510Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar RST011030Garden Tiger Arctia caja RST013321Crimson Speckled Utethesia pulchella RST014425Blinded Sphinx Paonias excaecatus RST045572Blinded Sphinx Paonias excaecatus RST045564Blinded Sphinx Paonias excaecatus RST047452Waved Umber Menophira Abruptaria RST013328Pine Hawk moth Hyloicus pinastri RST012247Lilac Beauty Apeira syringaria RST018857Gannet Morus bassanus RST008727Gannet Morus bassanus RST008733Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum RST011788Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina RST014432Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina RST019848Razorbill Alca torda RST008511O Sullivan s Cascade Killarney County Kerry RST029598O'Sullivan's Cascade Killarney County Kerry RST029612Ophrys garganica RST016287Ophrys garganica RST016292Sawfly Orchid Ophrys tenthredinifera RST016583Granite beach stones RST017525Apollo Parnassius apollo RST035419Near the village of Isola Italy RST035266Maritime Alps Italy from Col du Lombardie RST035285Macgillycuddy's Reeks Killarney County Kerry RST011016Macgillycuddy's Reeks from Ross Island County Kerry RST017921Macgillycuddy's Reeks Innisfallen Island County Kerry RST011028Mountain stream Maritime Alps Italy RST035329Northwest Donegal RST013324Altweary Bay County Donegal RST015355Monte Vettore Sibillini Mountains Italy RST016764O'Sullivan's Cascade Killarney County Kerry RST029598O'Sullivan's Cascade Killarney County Kerry RST029612Meadow near Lac du Boreon France RST034590Fungal Gills RST043919Little Skellig County Kerry RST033961Erasmia pulchella RST035592Erasmia pulchella RST035597Erasmia pulchella RST035612Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna RST400681Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum RST038456Mountain stream Casteil Pyrenees RST048485Mountain stream Casteil Pyrenees RST048491North of Col de Mantet French Pyrenees RST039702Herring Gull Larus argentatus RST031326Herring Gull Larus argentatus RST032191Idia calvaria RST036404Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RST031413Razorbill Alca torda RST032751Razorbill Alca torda RST032844Antheraea godmani eyespot RST041119Agapema homogena female RST038038Gorge near Le Veinat Pyrenees RST039083Gorge near Le Veinat Pyrenees RST039089Gorge near Le Veinat Pyrenees RST039455Gorge near Le Veinat Pyrenees RST039064Idia calvaria RST036404Actias dubernardi RST038305Green underside Blue Glaucopsyche alexis RST9194Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta RST034420Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta RST034410Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta RST034414Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta RST034488Brown Argus Aricia agestis RST039047View from Bridge outside Carrigart County Donegal RST043372Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum RST048871UntitledTwin-spotted Sphinx Smerinthus jamaicensis RST043062Blackthorn blossom Prunus spinosa RST034428Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta RST036694Snowdrop stamens Galanthus nivalis RST042212Red Costate Tiger Moth Aloa lactinea RST043041Pseudimbrasia deyrollei RST033558Small- eyed Sphinx Paonias myops RST054459A moss Sphagnum pulchrum RST025564A Moss Sphagnum quinquefarium RST015564Scarce Wormwood Cucullia artemisiae RST032241White-collared Burnet Zygaena lavandulae RST028969Veliki Slap Waterfall Plitvice Croatia RST011272Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata RST043830Veliki Slap Waterfall Plitvice Croatia RST011280Veliki Slap Waterfall & Sastavci Waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST011370Gannet Morus bassanus RST032308Gannet Morus bassanus RST032329Alpine Blue albulina orbitulus RST029037Annalong River Mourne Mountains County Down RST014633Annalong Valley from Slieve Binnian Mourne Mountains County Down RST013327Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum RST034378Gold Spot Plusia festucae RST034312Gannet Morus bassanus RST031246Annalong River & Slieve Lamagan Mourne Mountains County Down RST014580Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum RST034371Gannet Morus bassanus RST032336Frozen Icicles Annalong River Mourne Mountains County Down RST023494Dolbina tancrei Larva RST025962Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis RST032707Frozen stream on Slieve Binnian Mourne Mountains County Down RST023092Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis RST032666Frozen stream on Slieve Binnian Mourne Mountains County Down RST023196Death s Head Hawk-moth Acheronita atropos RST027846Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa female RST019561Comet Moth Argema mitteri RST014471Fanad Lighthouse County Donegal RST016275Bunea aslauga RST036713Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis male RST3822Northwest Donegal RST016441Zimes de Fanes from Falzararego Dolomites Italy RST028774Veliki Slap Waterfall & Sastavci Waterfalls Plitvice National PArk, Croatia RST011370Wart biter Bush Cricket Decticus verrucivorus RST028879Vallee de la Tinee from Rimplas Fort Mercantour France RST024431Upper lakes trail Plitvice Croatia RST038135Veliki Slap Waterfall Plitvice Croatia RST011284A Bryophyte Philonotis rigida RST034494A Moss Polytrichum commune RST025291Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum warnstorfii RST024387Sphagnum skyense Polytrichum commune var commune RST024481Bryophyte Riccia huebeneriana RST042261Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum quinquefarium RST015564Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum pulchrum RST015564Medieval village of Roubion Mercantour France RST035662Herbertus aduncus subsp hutchinsiae & Polytrichum commune var commune RST020442Outside decor chalet dwelling Cogul Village Dolomites RST038602Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia RST035458Milanovacki Slapovi waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST011521La Gusela del Nuvolau Dolomites Italy RST037470Common Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas RST031544Le Tofane from Falzararego Dolomites RST038696European Chub Leuciscus cephalus, PLitvice National Park, Croatia RST037707Galovacki waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST037985Gradinsko Jezero Plitvice Croatia RST0382833Arran Brown Erebia ligea RST038370Alpine Blue Albulina orbitulus RST9037Galovac Lake waterfall complex Plitvice Croatia RST037992Croda da Lago from Falzararego Dolomites RST038744Croda da Lago from Falzararego Dolomites RST038726Casa Don Gimo Dolomites RST038394Le Tofane from Falzararego Dolomites RST038647Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta RST039072Apollo Parnassius apollo RST7698Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii RST037213Alpine Dark Bush Cricket Pholidoptera aptera RST048992Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii RST037749Black-veined White Aporia crataegi RST026134Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta RST022434Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta RST022448Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina RST013077Small Coper Lycaena phlaeas RST023483Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe RST023470Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi RST034452Purple Emperor Apatura iris RST014132Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania RST028361High Brown Fritillary Fabriciana adippe RST034784Map Butterfly Araschnia levana RST034462Ceratophrys cornuta Fantasy Horned Frog RST032977Gumprecht s Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus gumprechti RS49460Phyllomedusa bicolor Giant Waxy Monkey Frog RST021115Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas RST015472Smooth Newt Triturus vulgaris male RST041442Phyllobates bicolor Black Leg Poison Arrow Frog RST031099Common Toad Bufo bufo RST015542Beautiful Pit Viper Trimeresurus venustus RST049089European Common Frog Rana temporaria RST041464Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii RST039428Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi larva RST027522Kentish Glory Endromis versicolora larva RST025553Anisota virginensis pellucida larva RST039018Hercules Moth Coscinocera hercules larva RST027826Eacles ormondei larva RST028843Citheronia beledonon RST027832Tasar Silkmoth Antheraea mylitta larva RST024462Death s Head Hawk moth Acheronita atropos larva RST035479Citheronia laocoon larva RST026259Brahmaea certhia larva RST034670Automeris naranja larva RST021925Automeris larra RST042918Automeris naranja larva RST031831Actias isis larva RST024481Seed bug Lygaeus equestris RST035494Owly Sulphur Libelloides coccajus RST016732Empusa pennata Mantis RST038376Trichodes alvearius RST034043Hoverfly Helophilus hybridus RST025097Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus RST011869Clegg Fly Haematopa pulvialis RST037732Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea RST034623Shanny Lipophrys pholis RST028776photo 0219 Long spined Sea Scorpion Taurulus bubalisDahlia Anenome Urtcina felina RST017874Electra pilosa RST013219Squat Lobster Galathea squamifera RST039190King Scallop Pecten maximus RST018010Grey Herron Ardea cinerea RST023377Common Top Shell Calliostoma ziziphinum RST018813Dahlia Anenome Urtcina felina RST032771Coryphella lineata RST017949Common Prawn Palaemon serratus RST6740Common Starfish Asterias rubens RST012163Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata RST025458Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio female aurantiaca RST017584Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator teneral RST017977Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica RST015260Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens RST020452Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula RST016482Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa RST026558Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans RST016427Gomphus vulgatissimus RST021583Protoparmeliopsis muralis Caloplaca candelariella & associated species RST048471Teloschistes chrysophthalus RST027585Usnea cornuta RST031280Tephromela atra Caloplaca thallincola Caloplaca marina RST034999Tephromelia atra & Aspicilia calcarea RST027950Cetraria islandica RST038852Sphaerophorus globosus RST031865Aspicilla calcarea RST034451Peltigera horizontalis RST017908Physcia leptalea RST023769Caloplaca marina RST023251Cladonia cociffera RST037792Sheep Island County Antrim RST023049Slieve Lamagan Mourne Mountains County Down RST013342Kinbane Castle County Antrim RST004452Eagle Rock Killarney National Park County Kerry RST015541Xanthoria aureola Ramalina siliquosa Killard Point County Down RST032241Minard County Kerry RST013344Lough Gealain Burren County Clare RST002240Lac du Mont Cenis France RST034482High Mournes from Blue Lough track RST013312Monte Vettore Sibilini Mountains Italy RST016778Gannet Morus bassanus RST014559Razorbill Alca torda RST013440Razorbill Alca torda RST024791Razorbill Alca torda RST030345Razorbill Alca torda RST014465Guillemot Uria aalge & Razorbill Alca torda RST032431Puffin Fratercula arctica RST014214Guillemote Uria aalge RST018836Great Black backed Gull Larus marinus RST030249Actias artemis maleAntheraea polyphemus RST045521Eacles imperialis anchicayensis RST035561Attacus caezar RST047727Eacles imperalis oslari RST024469Caligula jonasii RST055262Actias isis female RST046671Actia isis RST038881Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea RST035571Dactylorhiza sambucina RST016347Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea Peltigera membranacea RST0854Lady s slipper Orcid Cypripedium calceolus RST015536Devil s Fingers Clathrus archeri RST026671Lady s slipper Orcid Cypripedium calceolus RST015535Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria RST016873 D3X 1Dactylorhiza incarnata RST012249Candle Snuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon RST032253Dactylorhiza sambucina RST016375Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva RST034474Sword leaved Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia RST058536Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST042126Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra RST013363Small stream Col de jou French Pyrenees RST8582Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST030612Vallee de la Caranca Gorges French Pyrenees RST039950Blinded Sphinx Paonias excaecatus RST0442812Western Marbled White Melanargia occitanica RST901568Goat s Beard Tragopogon crocifolius RST048854Penny Bun Boletus edulis RST043658Peacock Aglais io RST033716Fallopia convolvulus Convolvulus arvensis RST049328Milanovacki Slapovi Waterfalls Plitvice RST011256Conocybe aporos RST02882Provence Orange tip Anthocharis euphenoides RST059247Vallee de la Caranca Gorge French Pyrenees RST049990Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria RST036344Scarlet Elf Cup Sarcoscypha coccinea RST013342Blinded Sphinx Paonias excaecatus RST0442816Lang s Short tailed Blue Syntarucus pirithous RST059455Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum RST1958 1Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum RST034225Idia calvaria RST036413Goat s Beard Tragopogon crocifolius RST038845Milanovacki Slapovi waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST011261Poppy Fields Capestrano, Apennine Mountains, Italy RST016668Laurel Sphinx Sphinx kalmiae RST052236Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp coccinea RST012241Cantabrican Morning Glory Convolvulus cantabrica RST034663Poppy Fields Capestrano, Apennine Mountains, Italy RST016654Green winged Orchid Anacamptis morio RST016442Green Pergesa Pergesa acteus RST049886Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria RST6358 copyPoppy Fields Capestrano, Apennine Mountains, Italy RST016699Green Pergesa Pergesa acteus RST049813Cypripedium calceolus RST016380Vallee de la Caranca Gorge French Pyrenees RST9902European Chub Leuciscus cephalus, Plitvice National Park, Croatia RST011396Death s head hawk moth Acherontia atropos RST015542Blackstone Bridge River Caragh RST033356Sastavci waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST0165401Galovac lake Plitvice Croatia RST011507Small stream Col de jou French Pyrenees RST8588Cantabrican Morning Glory Convolvulus cantabrica RST034612Milanovacki Slapovi waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST041152Roman Orchid Dactylorhiza romana RST016435Dactylorhiza insularis var bartonii RST012663Milanovacki Slapovi waterfalls Plitvice Croatia RST011243Eyed Hawk moth Smerinthus ocellatus RST026903Lake Jezero Kozjak Plitvice Croatia RST011234Cypripedium calceolus RST016388
Thompson FRPS FIPF award winning natural history photographer, author, freelance writer, conservationist and entomologist. Specialising in macro, travel, aerial and conventional landscapes nature & wildlife photography. Frequent contributor to the photographic press and other natural history publications. Photography seminars, lectures workshops. Specialist interest in insects especially butterflies, moths, saturniidae, dragonflies, seashore, plants, orchids., fungi and lichens.
