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Emerald moth - Iain H Leach

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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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    Barred Hook-tip

    Watsonalla cultraria
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    Beautiful Yellow Underwing

    Anarta myrtilli
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    Belted Beauty

    Lycia zonaria
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    Black-veined Moth

    Siona lineata
  • Bloxworth Snout - Peter Maton

    Bloxworth Snout

    Hypena obsitalis
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    Bordered White

    Bupalus piniaria
  • Brindled Beauty - Peter Maton

    Brindled Beauty

    Lycia hirtaria
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    Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

    Hemaris fuciformis
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    Brown Silver-line

    Petrophora chlorosata
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    Burnet Companion

    Euclidia glyphica
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    Chalk Carpet

    Scotopteryx bipunctaria
  • Chestnut-coloured Carpet - Peter Maton

    Chestnut-coloured Carpet

    Thera cognata
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    Cinnabar

    Tyria jacobaeae
  • Clifden Nonpareil - Peter Maton

    Clifden Nonpareil

    Catocala fraxini
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    Cloaked Minor

    Mesoligia furuncula
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    Clouded Buff

    Diacrisia sannio
  • Cocksfoot Moth - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Cocksfoot Moth

    Glyphipterix simpliciella
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    Common Carpet

    Epirrhoe alternata
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    Common Heath

    Ematurga atomaria
  • Convolvulus Hawk-moth - Ervin Szombathelyi

    Convolvulus Hawk-moth

    Agrius convolvuli
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    Currant Clearwing

    Synanthedon tipuliformis
  • Dark Crimson Underwing - Koen Thonissen

    Dark Crimson Underwing

    Catocala sponsa
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    Death’s-head Hawk-moth

    Acherontia atropos
  • Early Thorn - Iain Leach

    Early Thorn

    Selenia dentaria
  • Emperor moth (male) - Adam Gor

    Emperor Moth

    Saturnia pavonia
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    Eyed Hawk-moth

    Smerinthus ocellata
  • Feathered Gothic - Rob Blanken

    Feathered Gothic

    Tholera decimalis
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    Forester

    Adscita statices

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