X

Sign in

Limited-time offer

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Limited-time offer

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • Subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Six Nations Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Six Nations Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Bowel Cancer Awareness
  • Dodgy Boxes
  • Iran
  • Fuel Prices
  • Cost of Living
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Butterfly

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>A painted lady butterfly resting on a flower.</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: The journey of the painted lady butterfly that has raised eyebrows
In 2013, a flock of painted lady butterflies turned up on a French Guiana beach
Bobby Clifford, four, at home in Bantry, Co Cork (Grace Clifford)

munster

Book about ‘warrior’ Cork four-year-old helps classmates understand skin condition
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature said migrating monarch butterflies have moved closer to extinction in the past decade – prompting scientists to officially designate them as “endangered” (Nic Coury/AP/PA)

world

Beloved monarch butterflies listed as endangered
Tuesday TV Tips: Split-level, eclectic, and a renovated 1870s cottage up for Home of the Year

culture

Tuesday TV Tips: Split-level, eclectic, and a renovated 1870s cottage up for Home of the Year
Fleeing Trump, unlikely, welcome birds of different feather

home and gardens

Fleeing Trump, unlikely, welcome birds of different feather
The weight of a paper clip, the red admiral butterfly is admirably plentiful
Nature Table: Orange Tip Butterfly
Nature Table: Orange Tip Butterfly

Orange tips are on the wing at present. Male butterflies are unmistakable, with the vivid orange tips of the&nbsp;fore-wings&nbsp;contrasting with the white of the rest of the wings.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

A butterfly crashed this koala's photoshoot and it's so cute
A butterfly crashed this koala's photoshoot and it's so cute

A butterfly crashed this koala's photoshoot and it is adorable.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

NATURE TABLE: The Holly Blue Butterfuly
NATURE TABLE: The Holly Blue Butterfuly

The holly blue is a small but striking butterfly &mdash; with its wings open in a patch of sunlight it is an intense lilac colour. Females have distinct black tips to the front wings.&nbsp;

Mon, 01 Jun, 2015

Latest

  • SJohn Fallon: Anatomy of Ireland's World Cup dream being crushed

  • Everyone now eyeing up Leinster crown, insists Louth maestro Mulroy 

  • 'Job done': Relieved Collins pleased as Royal Belief take Limerick win

  • Garda Commissioner seeks laws to protect on-duty gardaí from prosecution

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Bought for €115m by Michael O’Flynn 20 years ago, work now set to begin at Long Mile Rd site
    Bought for €115m by Michael O’Flynn 20 years ago, work now set to begin at Long Mile Rd site

    Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 8:00 PM

  • Roy Keane honours mother Marie with moving eulogy at Cork funeral
    Roy Keane honours mother Marie with moving eulogy at Cork funeral

    Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 5:00 PM

  • Two fishermen die after being swept into sea off Clare coast
    Two fishermen die after being swept into sea off Clare coast

    Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 10:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited