Irish Naturalists Journal
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The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Ltd is a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, producing a journal and occasional publications on Irish natural history since 1925.
Volume 41 – Power and Hamilton report the discovery of Notoxus monoceros an ant-like flower beetle new to Ireland, from Co. Kerry. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Beetles
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Beetles
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Volume 41 – Power and Hamilton report the discovery of Notoxus monoceros an ant-like flower beetle new to Ireland, from Co. Kerry. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Beetles
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Beetles
Volume 41 – Gammell and O’Brien report the First record of the Thrift Clearwing moth (Pyropteron muscaeformis) from Co. Galway. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Volume 41 – Gammell and O’Brien report the First record of the Thrift Clearwing moth (Pyropteron muscaeformis) from Co. Galway. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths
🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: [email protected]
#INJCentenary
Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
Volume 41 – Spaans et al. report on the Bark Beetles Pityogenes trepanatus new to Ireland and records of Polygraphus poligraphus. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
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#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Volume 41 – Spaans et al. report on the Bark Beetles Pityogenes trepanatus new to Ireland and records of Polygraphus poligraphus. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology
🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: [email protected]
Volume 41 – Joshua Clarke shares notes on two recently-established non-native harvestmen in Ireland: Platybunus pinetorum and Opilio canestrinii. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Volume 41 – Joshua Clarke shares notes on two recently-established non-native harvestmen in Ireland: Platybunus pinetorum and Opilio canestrinii. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
Volume 41 – Rosell et al. report an observation of predation of the invasive New Zealand Flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) by a larva of the Black Snail Beetle (Phosphuga atrata). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Rosell et al. report an observation of predation of the invasive New Zealand Flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) by a larva of the Black Snail Beetle (Phosphuga atrata). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives
Volume 41 – Power and Doherty report on Bilobella braunerae, a springtail new to Ireland from Counties Wicklow and Tipperary. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Springtails
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Springtails
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Power and Doherty report on Bilobella braunerae, a springtail new to Ireland from Counties Wicklow and Tipperary. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Springtails
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Springtails
🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: [email protected]
Volume 41 – Ciarán Flynn reports Sphagnum platyphyllum and Sarmentypnum sarmentosum in a flush on the Cooley Mountains, Co. Louth. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Ciarán Flynn reports Sphagnum platyphyllum and Sarmentypnum sarmentosum in a flush on the Cooley Mountains, Co. Louth. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
Volume 41 – Daunt et al. examine a Historic algal herbarium at University College Cork, part of the of the original Queen’s College Cork (QCC)/University College Cork (UCC) herbarium. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Marine #Algae #Seaweed
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Marine #Algae #Seaweed
September 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Daunt et al. examine a Historic algal herbarium at University College Cork, part of the of the original Queen’s College Cork (QCC)/University College Cork (UCC) herbarium. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Marine #Algae #Seaweed
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Marine #Algae #Seaweed
Volume 41 – Patrick Smiddy looks at the Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) in the East Cork flora. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Patrick Smiddy looks at the Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) in the East Cork flora. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
🌿 Calling all naturalists! The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 2025 Grant offers funding up to €2,500 for fieldwork, research, publications & more. Apply by 5 pm, Monday 13 October 2025. Full details & application form: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌿 Calling all naturalists! The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 2025 Grant offers funding up to €2,500 for fieldwork, research, publications & more. Apply by 5 pm, Monday 13 October 2025. Full details & application form: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/
Volume 41 – Thomas Ennis reports the presence of A bee orchid Ophrys apifera forma chlorantha at a site in Co. Down. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Orchids
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Orchids
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Thomas Ennis reports the presence of A bee orchid Ophrys apifera forma chlorantha at a site in Co. Down. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Orchids
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Orchids
Volume 41 – James Fox investigates the presence of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in newly sown commercial grass crops. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Grasses
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Grasses
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – James Fox investigates the presence of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in newly sown commercial grass crops. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Grasses
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Grasses
🌿 Join Irish Wildlife Trust Kerry on Aug 19, 6:30–7:30pm at Killarney Library for a talk by Ger Scollard marking 100 years of the Irish Naturalist’s Journal. Explore Kerry’s historic records & early botanical explorers. Info 👉 www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin... #INJCentenary
August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌿 Join Irish Wildlife Trust Kerry on Aug 19, 6:30–7:30pm at Killarney Library for a talk by Ger Scollard marking 100 years of the Irish Naturalist’s Journal. Explore Kerry’s historic records & early botanical explorers. Info 👉 www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin... #INJCentenary
Discover Donegal’s early natural historians! 🌿 Join us Sat 23 Aug 2025 for short talks on D. Stewart (geology), H. Hart (botany), & M. Delap (zoology). Part of the #INJCentenary. Free event -book here: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
August 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Discover Donegal’s early natural historians! 🌿 Join us Sat 23 Aug 2025 for short talks on D. Stewart (geology), H. Hart (botany), & M. Delap (zoology). Part of the #INJCentenary. Free event -book here: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
Volume 41 – Eoin Mc Greal reports on Large-flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora) and Green-flowered Helleborine (Epipactis phyllanthes) in Co. Mayo . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
August 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Eoin Mc Greal reports on Large-flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora) and Green-flowered Helleborine (Epipactis phyllanthes) in Co. Mayo . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
Volume 41 – Aidan O Hanlon reviews Historical records of ant species from the Killarney Region, and additional Irish ant records from the entomological collections of Edwin F. Bullock (1879 – 1965). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
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#IrishNaturalistsJournal
August 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Aidan O Hanlon reviews Historical records of ant species from the Killarney Region, and additional Irish ant records from the entomological collections of Edwin F. Bullock (1879 – 1965). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
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#IrishNaturalistsJournal
Volume 41 – Devery and Lucey look at Lanceolate Pondweed (Potamogeton × lanceolatus Sm.) in Offaly and Tipperary. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #AquaticPlants #PlantHybrids
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #AquaticPlants #PlantHybrids
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Volume 41 – Devery and Lucey look at Lanceolate Pondweed (Potamogeton × lanceolatus Sm.) in Offaly and Tipperary. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #AquaticPlants #PlantHybrids
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #AquaticPlants #PlantHybrids
Volume 41 – Nelson et al. provide a critical update to the checklist of Irish bees, with the corrected checklist containing 103 species. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #IrishBees #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #IrishBees #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Volume 41 – Nelson et al. provide a critical update to the checklist of Irish bees, with the corrected checklist containing 103 species. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #IrishBees #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #IrishBees #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan