Is there a list of Welsh names for Lepidoptera - both butterflies and moths?
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There is a list of the Welsh translations published on the ‘Countryside Council for Wales’ website, which can be found by following this link:
http://www.ccw.gov.uk/publications--research/terminology-dictionaries.aspx
There are also several publications that might be of interest, such as:
· ‘Llyfr Natur Iolo’ by Paul Sterry, Iolo Williams & Bethan Wyn Jones
Llanrwst : Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2007. ISBN: 9781845271312 / 1845271319
· ‘Gwyfynod, Glöynnod Byw a Gweision Neidr’
Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd, 2009. ISBN: 9781845272593
· ‘Butterflies of Gwynedd’ by Paul Whalley
Llanberis : First Hydro, [1996]. ISBN: 0952882604
The names can also be easily located in ‘The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary’ by Bruce Griffiths & Dafydd Glyn Jones. ISBN: 0708311865.