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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
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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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    Belted Beauty

    Lycia zonaria
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    Black Arches

    Lymantria monacha
  • Black Rustic - Iain Leach

    Black Rustic

    Aporophyla nigra
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    Black-veined Moth

    Siona lineata
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    Blair’s Mocha

    Cyclophora puppillaria
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    Blair’s Shoulder-knot

    Lithophane leautieri
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    Blotched Emerald

    Comibaena bajularia
  • 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
  • Brighton Wainscot - David G. Green

    Brighton Wainscot

    Oria musculosa
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    Brimstone Moth

    Opisthograptis luteolata
  • Brindled Beauty - Peter Maton

    Brindled Beauty

    Lycia hirtaria
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    Broad-bordered White Underwing

    Anarta melanopa
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    Brown Silver-line

    Petrophora chlorosata
  • Brown-tail (female) - Garry Barlow

    Brown-tail

    Euproctis chrysorrhoea
  • Buff Arches - Iain Leach

    Buff Arches

    Habrosyne pyritoides
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    Buff Ermine

    Spilosoma luteum
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    Burnet Companion

    Euclidia glyphica
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    Canary-shouldered Thorn

    Ennomos alniaria
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    Chalk Carpet

    Scotopteryx bipunctaria
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    Chocolate-tip

    Clostera curtula
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    Cinnabar

    Tyria jacobaeae
  • Clancy’s Rustic - Ben Sale

    Clancy’s Rustic

    Caradrina kadenii
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    Cloaked Minor

    Mesoligia furuncula

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