The 2026 records are described below. The first sighting of each wild larva and free-flying butterfly/moth/dragonfly species is boldly indicated.
Frank Smyth (28/01/2026)
Red Admiral 1, feeding on Dandelion and basking in the sun, at O 268372, Red Rock, Sutton, Dublin 13. Sunny, light SE wind, 10C.
Ingrid Grollke (28/01/2026)
Marsh Fritillary larval groups 5 at G 763839, Drumcoe, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal. Sunny.
Neil J. Bourke (01/02/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 1 at X 19271 77151, Dysert, Ardmore, Co. Waterford.
Frank Smyth (24/02/2026)
Peacock 1, flying wildly in my front garden at O 266326, St. Fintan’s Park, Sutton, Dublin 13. Intermittent sunshine, moderate southerly breeze, 11C.
Robert and Cormac Aldwell (28/02/2026)
Peacock 1 (pristine) basking on granite wall outside GB Shaw’s former house at O 26395 27074, Dalkey, Co. Dublin. Sunny, 9-10 °C.
Jesmond Harding (03/03/2026)
Marsh Fritillary larval nests 3 at N 68571 25698, Lullybeg Reserve, Lullybeg, Co. Kildare. Sunny, calm, 10C.
Peacock 1 in a warm, sheltered clearing at N 68890 25662, Lullybeg, Co. Kildare. Sunny, calm, 10C.
Sean Geraty (03/03/2026)
Comma 1 at feeding on crocuses this morning at O04661 35290, Edmundsbury Court, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Ciarán Lenoach (03/03/2026)
Ruán Beag 4 ag O 24197 28936, grianmhar, 2 i.n., Cuan Dhún Laoghaire, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath. 2 á ngrianadh féin ar an bhféar, 2 á ngrianadh féin agus / nó á mbeathú féin ar lus cré garraí. [Small Tortoiseshell 4 at O 24197 28936, sunny, 2pm, Dún Laoghaire Harbour, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. 2 basking in grass, 2 basking and / or feeding on common field-speedwell].
Ingrid Grollke (03/03/2026)
Marsh Fritillary larval groups 7 at G 763839, Drumcoe, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal. Sunny.
Robert Aldwell (06/03/2026)
Comma female 1 engaged in prolonged basking in my garden at O 220286, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Sunny, 9 C.
Wiebke Asmussen (07/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 1 at O288386 in the Boreen in Howth, Co. Dublin, sunny,
light S wind, 9 C.
Ryan Mitchell (07/03/2026)
Comma butterfly 1 at J 32970 69168 feeding on a hedgerow outside of the Lagan Meadows Cafe, Belfast, Co. Down.
Michael Gray (08/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 1 at O 156260, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Comma female 1 in my garden at O 156272, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Robert Donnelly (11/03/2026)
Red Admiral 2 at S725 195, JFK Arboretum, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Breezy, sunny spells, 10C.
Frank Smyth (14/03/2026)
Comma 1, feeding on Alexanders, at O 268372, Red Rock, Sutton, Dublin 13. Sunny, light wind, 10C.
Ciarán Lenoach (17/03/2026)
Péacóg 1 ag O 18607 30849, á ghrianadh féin ar dhuille Phlúr na gréine, 2 i.n., Lána Nutley, Baile Átha Cliath 4. [Peacock 1 at O 18607 30849, basking on Winter Heliotrope leaf, 2pm, Nutley Lane, Dublin 4].
Robert Aldwell (17/03/2026)
Peacock 1 at O22086 basking on a wall in my garden in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Pat Wyse (19/03/2026)
Brimstone 15, Peacock 1 between N69543 26031 and N67343 25461, Lullybeg, Co. Kildare. Sunny, c14C.
Frank Smyth (19/03/2026)
Peacock 2 at O 274370, Carrickbrack, Howth, Co. Dublin. Sunny, light wind, 14C.
Small Tortoiseshell 3, Peacock 3 (pair in courtship display), Comma 4 (pair in courtship display) at O 268372, Red Rock, Sutton, Dublin 13. Sunny, light wind, 14C.
Felicity Laws (19/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 2 at V95896 42880, Durrus East, West Cork, Co. Cork.
Sean Geraty (19/03/2026)
Holly Blue 1, Peacock 1 at O04661 35290, Edmundsbury Court, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Annie Flynn (19/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 1, all adults, on a grassy area between an open field (recently removed hedgerow) and a heritage hedgerow/ alluvial wood at O 02463 26290, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. Sunny and calm.
Ethna Diver (20/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 2 at G813085, Bundoran, Co. Donegal.
Denise Harding (20/03/2026)
Comma 1 in my garden at N 92090 42491, Mulhussey, Co. Meath. Sunny, c.15C.
Frank Smyth (21/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 7, Peacock 1, Comma 3 at O 268372, Red Rock, Sutton, Dublin 13. Sunny, light SE wind, 14C.
Maurice Simms (21/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 1, in my garden at H 330984, Combermore, Lifford, Co. Donegal. Hazy sunshine, approx 10 C.
Michael Gray (21/03/2026)
Small Tortoiseshell 5, Comma 2 (1 male, 1 female), Peacock 1 at O165272, Ballinteer stream walk, Dublin 16.
Pat Wyse (21/03/2026)
Brimstone 7, Small Tortoiseshell 2 from N76324 32511 to N76438 33000, Timahoe, Co. Kildare. North Sunny c.14C.
Jesmond Harding (21/03/2026)
Brimstone 6, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 2 at N 68762 25776, Lullybeg, Co. Kildare. Sunny, calm, c.15C.