Cryptic Wood White & Irish Damselfly (1 Viewer)

Afternoon all,

I'll be in Belfast with work next week and if the weathers good, thinking about taking a day off and going to look for cryptic wood white and Irish damselfly. I've read the excellent post from Larry Sweetland from 2007 that found CWW at Oxford Island and ID at Montiaghs Moss. Does anyone have any more recent updates at all? Think the timing should be OK for the damselfly and coming towards the end for CWW, but given recent weather we might still be OK?

Will report back if we have a crack, so any help appreciated.

Thanks

P

I had both at Montiaghs Moss in 2008

http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2008trip/ireland.htm

Mark

Success!

As promised, here is a report from our day out today.

Arrived at Montiagh's Moss in great weather, warmest day of the year in NI. On the pools Harry described in his 2007 report we found blue damsels, these seemed to be an equal mix of Irish and variable. Great site, with lots of four-spotted chasers, a single hairy dragonfly plus blue-tailed and large red damsels.

On to Craigavon Lakes, where cryptic wood whites were common, probably the most numerous butterfly on site with 20+ seen between the lakes and in grassland around the south side of the southern lake near the car park. Couldn't find any bee orchids, but lots of twayblades coming out and common spotted orchids in bud.

A few images attached - Irish, variable and the moss, plus a couple of CWWs from Craigavon.

Cheers,

Paul

Glad it worked out Paul :t:

Cryptic Wood White?

Someone want to fill me in, never heard of it?

No mention in Collins guide even as a race that I can see?


Andy

andyadcock said:

Cryptic Wood White?

Someone want to fill me in, never heard of it?

No mention in Collins guide even as a race that I can see?


Andy

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It's been split from Real's, so what is now Real's doesn't occur in Britain or Ireland (as far as is known).

Thanks Larry.


Andy