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Emerald moth - Iain H Leach

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  • 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
  • Barred Tooth-striped - Paul Millard

    Barred Tooth-striped

    Trichopteryx polycommata
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    Beautiful Yellow Underwing

    Anarta myrtilli
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    Belted Beauty

    Lycia zonaria
  • Bird-cherry Ermine - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Bird-cherry Ermine

    Yponomeuta evonymella
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    Black Mountain Moth

    Glacies coracina
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    Black-veined Moth

    Siona lineata
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    Blood-vein

    Timandra comae
  • Bloxworth Snout - Peter Maton

    Bloxworth Snout

    Hypena obsitalis
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    Blue-bordered Carpet

    Plemyria rubiginata
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    Bordered White

    Bupalus piniaria
  • Bright Wave - Ilia Ustyantsev

    Bright Wave

    Idaea ochrata
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    Bright-line Brown-eye

    Lacanobia oleracea
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    Broad-bordered White Underwing

    Anarta melanopa
  • Brown House-moth - Koen Thonissen

    Brown House-moth

    Hofmannophila pseudospretella
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    Brown Silver-line

    Petrophora chlorosata
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    Burnished Brass

    Diachrysia chrysitis
  • Case-bearing Clothes Moth - Patrick Clement

    Case-bearing Clothes Moth

    Tinea pellionella
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    Chalk Carpet

    Scotopteryx bipunctaria
  • Chestnut-coloured Carpet - Peter Maton

    Chestnut-coloured Carpet

    Thera cognata
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    Chimney Sweeper

    Odezia atrata
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    Chinese Character

    Cilix glaucata
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    Chocolate-tip

    Clostera curtula
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    Cistus Forester

    Adscita geryon
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    Clouded Border

    Lomaspilis marginata
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    Clouded Buff

    Diacrisia sannio
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    Clouded Silver

    Lomographa temerata
  • Cocksfoot Moth - Ryszard Szczygieł

    Cocksfoot Moth

    Glyphipterix simpliciella
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    Common Carpet

    Epirrhoe alternata
  • Common Clothes Moth - Patrick Clement

    Common Clothes Moth

    Tineola bisselliella

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