is there a general ID thread?

magicbastarder

a friend was wondering what sort of moth this was; looks like a hawk moth of some description, but it's not an area i have any sort of knowledge in at all.

deise08

Found this growing through the sisters patio.
She thought it was knotweed.
Anybody any ideas?
Thanks.

Thargor

Whats this that Interslice posted in the pics thread?

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/667567/348205.jpg

Taken in Kilarney National Park...

deise08

Thargor wrote: »

Whats his that Interslice posted in the pics thread?

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/667567/348205.jpg

Taken in Kilarney National Park...

Drosera capensis?

Definitely a fly trap.

Alun

Thargor wrote: »

Whats his that Interslice posted in the pics thread?

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/667567/348205.jpg

Taken in Kilarney National Park...

It's an oblong-leaved sundew, Drosera intermedia. There's a round-leaved version that's more common here in Wicklow, Drosera rotundifolia.

Thargor

Growing wild in Ireland, how have I never heard of this? And I grew up right beside the Burren where we were always hearing about interesting flora and fauna from various people.

recedite

Thargor wrote: »

Growing wild in Ireland, how have I never heard of this? And I grew up right beside the Burren..

Burren is more or less the opposite kind of habitat; no surface water. Sundews are a bog plant.

Alun

Thargor wrote: »

Growing wild in Ireland, how have I never heard of this? And I grew up right beside the Burren where we were always hearing about interesting flora and fauna from various people.

Yes, they're quite common in wet, boggy areas if you pause a while and look down.

Also look out for the Butterworts, 3 species here in Ireland, that are also insectivorous. Often found together with sundews in the same boggy areas, and pretty common in Wicklow too.

fryup

is this a pest for crops ? potatoes and the like?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

fryup wrote: »

is this a pest for crops ? potatoes and the like?

Haplophilus subterraneus. It's a burrowing centipede. It is a predator of soil pests and a great friend of the gardener.

Interslice

Thargor wrote: »

Growing wild in Ireland, how have I never heard of this? And I grew up right beside the Burren where we were always hearing about interesting flora and fauna from various people.

That was only about 30mm across so there could be 100's there but you could walk through and never notice them. It was an intact upland blanket bog so still water logged. I never seen them in a dry bog that's been cut.

Alun

Thargor, if you want to see them, and Butterwort too, walk up the Miner's Track in Glendalough to the bridge. The wet, boggy ground to the right of the bridge up towards Camaderry and Turlough Hill almost always has both present.

At this time of the year you might see the Butterwort in flower, a tiny purple flower at the end of a long green stalk emanating from the centre of the plant.

splish

This is a pic of Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica I took last year. Tricky little plant to find.