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Emerald moth - Iain H Leach

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    Angle Shades

    Phlogophora meticulosa
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    Annulet

    Charissa obscurata
  • Antler moth (male) - Garry Barlow

    Antler Moth

    Cerapteryx graminis
  • Apple Leaf Skeletonizer - Ilia Ustyantsev

    Apple Leaf Skeletonizer

    Choreutis pariana
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    Argent & Sable

    Rheumaptera hastata
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    Ashworth’s Rustic

    Xestia ashworthii
  • Barberry Carpet - Koen Thonissen

    Barberry Carpet

    Pareulype berberata
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    Barred Hook-tip

    Watsonalla cultraria
  • Barred Tooth-striped - Paul Millard

    Barred Tooth-striped

    Trichopteryx polycommata
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    Beautiful Yellow Underwing

    Anarta myrtilli
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    Bedstraw Hawk-moth

    Hyles gallii
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    Belted Beauty

    Lycia zonaria
  • Bird-cherry Ermine - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Bird-cherry Ermine

    Yponomeuta evonymella
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    Black Arches

    Lymantria monacha
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    Black Mountain Moth

    Glacies coracina
  • Black Rustic - Iain Leach

    Black Rustic

    Aporophyla nigra
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    Black-veined Moth

    Siona lineata
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    Blackneck

    Lygephila pastinum
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    Blair’s Mocha

    Cyclophora puppillaria
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    Blair’s Shoulder-knot

    Lithophane leautieri
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    Blood-vein

    Timandra comae
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    Blotched Emerald

    Comibaena bajularia
  • Bloxworth Snout - Peter Maton

    Bloxworth Snout

    Hypena obsitalis
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    Blue-bordered Carpet

    Plemyria rubiginata
  • Bordered Gothic - Ilia Ustyantsev

    Bordered Gothic

    Sideridis reticulata
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    Bordered Straw

    Heliothis peltigera
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    Bordered White

    Bupalus piniaria
  • Box-tree moth - Koen Thonissen

    Box-tree moth

    Cydalima perspectalis
  • Bright Wave - Ilia Ustyantsev

    Bright Wave

    Idaea ochrata
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    Bright-line Brown-eye

    Lacanobia oleracea
  • Brighton Wainscot - David G. Green

    Brighton Wainscot

    Oria musculosa
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    Brimstone Moth

    Opisthograptis luteolata

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