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Speckled Wood
Butterfly
Wall
Brown Butterfly
Six
Spotted Burnet Moth
Small
Toroiseshell Butterfly
Painted
lady Butterfly
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Over thirty
different species of butterfly have been observed in
West Cork. Some species, like the Clouded Yellow,
Painted Lady and Red Admiral migrate from the European
continent and can often be seen feeding on ragwort. The
Gatekeeper butterfly is confined almost exclusively to
the south of Ireland and is widespread in West Cork in
coastal areas. The large and colourful Hawkmoths are
abundant in summer.
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Small
Copper Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Peacock
Butterfly
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