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This massive resource is cared for and studied by staff of the Sciences Division's Department of Zoology. Recent and ongoing research projects include:
- wood white butterflies
- surveys of wetland insects
- checklists of all the insect species in Ireland
- distribution of dragonflies
- Red Data Books on Irish bees and water beetles
- Species of Conservation Concern
Image: Northern Emerald Somatochlora arctica. This dragonfly (the rarest in Ireland) is only found in a small area of Killarney National Park, Co.Kerry. Museum staff have been involved in surveys of the species and its habitat and provided advice on how to conserve this isolated population