Whilst hunting for Sorbus hibernica (Irish Whitebeam) we found what we thought was a Dingy Skipper but it tuned out to be a moth with which it is often confused. The Burnet Companion is so named because it is often found flying at the same time and place of the easily recognisable Burnet Moth.

Boggy grassland near Garryland Wood, Ireland 21st May 2005

Added on 27th June 2008, updated November 6th 2008, updated 3rd June 2010