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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
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    Argent & Sable

    Rheumaptera hastata
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    Belted Beauty

    Lycia zonaria
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    Black-veined Moth

    Siona lineata
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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
  • Brighton Wainscot - David G. Green

    Brighton Wainscot

    Oria musculosa
  • Brindled Beauty - Peter Maton

    Brindled Beauty

    Lycia hirtaria
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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
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    Cloaked Minor

    Mesoligia furuncula
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    Clouded Buff

    Diacrisia sannio
  • Dewick's Plusia - Koen Thonissen

    Dewick's Plusia

    Macdunnoughia confusa
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    Dusky Sallow

    Eremobia ochroleuca
  • Early Thorn - Iain Leach

    Early Thorn

    Selenia dentaria
  • Feathered Gothic - Rob Blanken

    Feathered Gothic

    Tholera decimalis
  • Fisher’s Estuarine Moth - Peter Maton

    Fisher’s Estuarine Moth

    Gortyna borelii
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    Galium Carpet

    Epirrhoe galiata
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    Garden Carpet

    Xanthorhoe fluctuata
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    Grass Wave

    Perconia strigillaria
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    Grey Mountain Carpet

    Entephria caesiata
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    Grey Scalloped Bar

    Dyscia fagaria
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    Haworth's Minor

    Celaena haworthii
  • Heart moth - Ilia Ustyantsev

    Heart moth

    Dicycla oo
  • Hebrew Character - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Hebrew Character

    Orthosia gothica
  • Humming-bird Hawk-moth - Graeham Mounteney

    Humming-bird Hawk-moth

    Macroglossum stellatarum
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    Jersey Tiger

    Euplagia quadripunctaria
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    Mother Shipton

    Callistege mi
  • Mottled Umber (male) - Iain H Leach

    Mottled Umber

    Erannis defoliaria

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