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Posted on November 5, 2018

Monday Monster Movie – Mothra vs Godzilla

From 1964, Toho Studios’ heartbreaking portrayal of the insidious impact of corporate greed in post war Japan – a searing commentary on the dark underbelly of the economic boom of…

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Posted on September 30, 2018

All September’s #ExtinctinIreland posts in one handy page

As demanded by absolutely no-one, here are all the posts I have done this month on species extinct in Ireland since the coming of humanity…. Extinct in Ireland: September 1st,…

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Posted on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

Clonmel top pollinator-friendly town in Ireland

Or, more specifically, Clonmel won the top pollinator prize in the TidyTowns awards.  As readers may have noticed, September has been the month of commemorating species lost in Ireland since the coming…

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Posted on September 26, 2018September 15, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 27th – Small mountain ringlet (Erebia epiphron)

From the Straffan Butterfly Farm page: The small mountain ringlet: A famous butterfly collector called Mr Edwin Birchall claimed to have collected a series of these butterflies halfway up Croagh…

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Posted on September 26, 2018September 15, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 26th, Large copper (Lycaena Dispar)

The first butterfly to feature on the melancholy month of Irish extinctions is the Large Copper Another permanent Irish extinction is the Straffan Butterfly Farm which is now permanently closed.…

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Posted on September 15, 2018September 11, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 15th, The Beautiful Moss Beetle, Hydraena pulchella

Another day, another extinct species. And another evocative common name (and again a translation of the formal name), this beetle is, according to the RedList No 1: Hydraena pulchella The…

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Posted on September 14, 2018September 30, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 14th, The Diminutive Diver (Bidessus minutissimus)

Continuing my September postings on species extinct in Ireland since human habitation, consider the beetle. Many insects often have wonderfully evocative names – both formal and common –  that deserve…

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Posted on September 8, 2018September 1, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 8th, Triple Spotted Clay Moth (Xestia ditrapezium)

The Triple-Spotted Clay moth is unknown in Ireland since 1956. From Red List 9 Macro-moths: There is a single generation of adults in late June to early August with larvae from August…

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