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Here we highlight a collection of resources to explore the impact of climate change on biodiversity. As everything begins with a name, identify your favourite moth in the Moth ID section.

Butterfly Conservation

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1. Halve the number of the UK’s threatened species of butterflies and moths; 

2. Improve the condition of 100 of the most important landscapes for butterflies and moths; 

3. Transform 100,000 wild spaces in the UK for people, butterflies and moths.  

Key wildlife initiatives

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund, Woodland Trust and the People's Plan for Nature have each developed inventive strategies to engage, campaign and improve Nature's outlook.

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Reading material

Silent Earth: Averting the insect apocalypse

Whatever your imagination conjures up when you think of an 'insect apocalypse’, Dave Goulson convinces us that the reality will be ruinous to us all. Sadly, the tapering number of our beleaguered insects goes largely unnoticed by most – a fact this book admirably sets out to topple. Extolling the virtues of these myriad invertebrates, from ants to bees to beetles to moths, we learn how the bedrock of the animal food chain is crumbling as a result of human-driven carbon emissions, flagrant pesticide use and unsustainable Western lifestyles. As a springboard for change, Goulson’s inspirational rhetoric is simple. The hapless inevitability of our current predictions need not materialise, but first must come much greater respect for the importance and irreplaceability of insects. 

Half-Earth: Our planet's fight for life

The Half-Earth model sounds deceptively simple – all that is needed to alleviate the climate and biodiversity crises is split the planet’s land and ocean territories into two: half for humans and half for Nature to flourish without interference. If achieved, biodiversity loss would plateau at a tolerable level and at least 85% of species would survive. Even if one is only interested in an anthropocentric viewpoint, Nature’s refuge would work for our benefit in the only way it knows, filtering our skies, replenishing our oceans and restoring global ecological health. But how do you fairly divide the planet into thousands of pieces when worldwide policies, geography and opinions are so fragmented? It takes global unity. This is what E.O. Wilson clamours for in this absorbing account of a potential solution to the biggest threat to life in the last 66 million years.  

Sacred Nature: How we can recover our bond with the natural world

Since time immemorial human cultures have developed intricate spiritual relationships with the natural world, reflecting our ancestors’ appreciation for its innate value. While modernism has gradually stifled many of these ancient tenets, Karen Armstrong advocates strongly for their revitalisation. If you are curious how wanwu, de and ahimsa are relevant to all of us in our increasingly complex civilisation, then Sacred Nature duly imparts the sanctity and togetherness they engender. At its heart, this book urges you to re-evaluate your natural surroundings in a new light.

The Climate Book

Do not let the understated title fool you - this is so much more than a book on climate. It is a manifesto for the protection of our planet; a tome of informative accounts ranging from methane to meatless, from deforestation to decarbonisation; a teeming medley of factual nuggets and heartfelt pathos from the most in-the-know; a narrative that rightly levies a moral responsibility on us all. In a society where well-reasoned, expert-driven argument is often lost in the mire of misinformation, Greta Thunberg has collated the opinions of those who best understand the climate emergency: what it is, why does it exist and how can we circumvent the very worst outcomes. Dip into these digestible mini-essays and emerge with a refocused mind. Our planetary successors will certainly be thankful for our resurgence from a collective state of damaging and myopic inaction.   

The Economics of Biodiversity: the Dasgupta Review

Economics and biodiversity seemed unlikely partners to me, and yet in this government-commissioned Review, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta outlines in concise detail the need to reframe our macroeconomic models in light of the biodiversity crisis we face. First came produced capital (eg, houses, cars, hospitals), then came human capital (eg, health, knowledge) and now must come natural capital (eg, trees, plants, insects, oceans). Gross domestic product (GDP), the universal metric of a country’s financial status, is no longer fit for purpose, as it ignores natural capital. The problem is that different tools are needed to measure our impact on Nature, as its components are generally invisible, silent and/or mobile. No wonder GDP and our standard of living have been increasing over the last 70 years, when we have simply been pillaging the planet’s natural capital with neither accountability nor sustainability. Governments must listen. We must learn. Start with the Headline Messages, then progress to the Abridged and Full versions if you have the stamina. 

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Moth identification

Find names of the moths featured in the Moth Collection below. The hawkmoths and tigers are particularly stunning. Groups are presented based on a linguistic categorisation of their English names in an attempt to make their learning more accessible. For more information on each species, links are provided to either the Butterfly Conservation, UK Moths or Nature Spot websites. We thank our friend and moth enthusiast, David Cousins, for helping us to confirm these moth IDs.

  • Elephant hawkmoth

    Deilephila elpenor

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  • Eyed hawkmoth

    Smerinthus ocellata

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  • Lime hawkmoth

    Mimis tiliae

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  • Pine hawkmoth

    Sphinx pinastri

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  • Poplar hawkmoth

    Laothoe populi

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  • Privet hawkmoth

    Sphinx ligustri

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  • Small elephant hawkmoth

    Deilephila porcellus

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  • Spurge hawkmoth

    Hyles euphorbiae

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  • Antler moth

    Cerapteryx graminis

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  • Bee moth

    Aphomia sociella

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  • Blood-vein

    Timandra comae

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  • Buff ermine

    Spilosoma luteum

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  • Codling moth

    Cydia pomonella

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  • Ear moth

    Amphipoea oculea

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  • Fan-foot

    Herminia tarsipennalis

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  • Flame shoulder

    Ochropleura plecta

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  • Garden tiger

    Arctia caja

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  • Heart and club

    Agrotis clavis

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  • Heart and dart

    Agrotis exclamationis

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  • Jersey tiger

    Euplagia quadripunctaria

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  • Leopard moth

    Zeuzera pyrina

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  • Mouse moth

    Amphipyra tragopoginis

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  • Pale shoulder

    Acontia lucida

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  • Puss moth

    Cerura vinula

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  • Ruby tiger

    Phragmatobia fuliginosa

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  • Scarlet tiger

    Callimorpha dominula

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  • Small blood-vein

    Scopula imitaria

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  • Small ranunculus

    Hecatera dysodea

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  • Snout

    Hypena proboscidalis

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  • White ermine

    Spilosoma lubricipeda

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  • Broad-bordered yellow underwing

    Noctua fimbriata

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  • Copper underwing

    Amphipyra pyramidea

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  • Dark crimson underwing

    Catocala sponsa

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  • French red underwing

    Catocala elocata

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  • Large yellow underwing

    Noctua pronuba

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  • Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing

    Noctua janthe

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  • Lunar underwing

    Omphaloscelis lunosa

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  • Small yellow underwing

    Panemeria tenebrata

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  • Straw underwing

    Thalpophila matura

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  • Beautiful china-mark

    Nymphula nitidulata

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  • Beautiful golden Y

    Autographa pulchrina

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  • Bordered beauty

    Epione repandaria

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  • Brindled beauty

    Lycia hirtaria

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  • Lilac beauty

    Apeira syringaria

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  • Marbled beauty

    Bryophila domestica

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  • Mottled beauty

    Alcis repandata

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  • Tree-lichen beauty

    Cryphia algae

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  • Willow beauty

    Peribatodes rhomboidaria

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  • Blue-bordered carpet

    Plemyria rubiginata

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  • Broken-barred carpet

    Electrophaes corylata

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  • Common carpet

    Epirrhoe alternata

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  • Common marbled carpet

    Dysstroma truncata

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  • Flame carpet

    Xanthorhoe designata

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  • Garden carpet

    Xanthorhoe fluctuata

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  • Green carpet

    Colostygia pectinataria

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  • Pine carpet

    Pennithera firmata

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  • Red-green carpet

    Chloroclysta siterata

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  • Red twin-spot carpet

    Xanthorhoe spadicearia

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  • Scorched carpet

    Ligdia adustata

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  • Spruce carpet

    Thera britannica

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  • Dotted carpet

    Alcis jubata

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  • Beautiful hook-tip

    Aspeyria flexula

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  • Buff-tip

    Phalera bucephala

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  • Chocolate-tip

    Clostera curtula

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  • Coxcomb prominent

    Ptilodon capucina

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  • Great prominent

    Peridea anceps

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  • Iron prominent

    Notodonta dromedarius

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  • Lesser swallow prominent

    Pheosia gnoma

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  • Oak hook-tip

    Watsonalla binaria

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  • Pale prominent

    Pterostoma palpina

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  • Pebble hook-tip

    Drepana falcataria

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  • Pebble prominent

    Notodonta ziczac

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  • Scalloped hook-tip

    Falcaria lacertinaria

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  • Blotched emerald

    Comibaena bajularia

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  • Chequered pearl

    Evergestis pallidata

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  • Dark bordered pearl

    Evergestis limbata

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  • Dusky pearl

    Udea prunalis

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  • Elderberry pearl

    Anania coronata

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  • Fenland pearl

    Anania perlucidalis

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  • Large emerald

    Geometra papilionaria

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  • Light emerald

    Campaea margaritaria

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  • Mother of pearl

    Pleuroptya ruralis

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  • Olive pearl

    Udea olivalis

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  • Barred sallow

    Tiliacea aurago

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  • Centre-barred sallow

    Atethmia centrago

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  • Dusky sallow

    Eremobia ochroleuca

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  • Orange sallow

    Tiliacea citrago

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  • Sallow

    Cirrhia icteritia

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  • Sallow kitten

    Furcula furcula

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  • Black rustic

    Aporophyla nigra

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  • Brown rustic

    Rusina ferruginea

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  • Clancy's rustic

    Caradrina kadenii

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  • Common rustic

    Mesapamea secalis

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  • Flounced rustic

    Luperina testacea

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  • Rosy rustic

    Hydraecia micacea

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  • Square-spot rustic

    Xestia xanthographa

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  • Vine's rustic

    Hoplodrina ambigua

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  • Angle shades

    Phlogophora meticulosa

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  • Black arches

    Lymantria monacha

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  • Brown china-mark

    Elophila nymphaeata

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  • Brown-tail

    Euproctis chrysorrhoea

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  • Buff arches

    Habrosyne pyritoides

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  • Clouded buff

    Diacrisia sannio

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  • Clouded silver

    Lomographa temerata

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  • Common purple and gold

    Pyrausta purpuralis

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  • Dark arches

    Apamea monoglypha

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  • Dusky thorn

    Ennomos fuscantaria

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  • Early grey

    Xylocampa areola

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  • Gold spangle

    Autographa bractea

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  • Gold triangle

    Hypsopygia costalis

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  • Grey dagger

    Acronicta psi

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  • Greyish zanclognatha

    Zanclognatha pedipilalis

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  • Least black arches

    Nola confusalis

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  • Lunar marbled brown

    Drymonia ruficornis

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  • Marbled white spot

    Deltote pygarga

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  • Pale tussock

    Calliteara pudibunda

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  • Poplar grey

    Subacronicta megacephala

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  • Purple thorn

    Selenia tetralunaria

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  • Rosy tabby

    Endotricha flammealis

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  • Silver Y

    Autographa gamma

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  • White-point

    Mythimna albipuncta

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  • White satin

    Leucoma salicis

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  • Yellow oak button

    Aleimma loeflingiana

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  • Yellow shell

    Camptogramma bilineata

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  • Yellow-tail

    Euproctis similis

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  • Bird's-nest moth

    Tinea trinotella

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  • Bird's wing

    Dypterygia scabriuscula

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  • Canary-shouldered thorn

    Ennomos alniaria

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  • Common swift

    Korscheltellus lupulina

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  • Feathered gothic

    Tholera decimalis

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  • July highflyer

    Hydriomena furcata

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  • Orange swift

    Triodia sylvina

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  • Scorched wing

    Plagodis dolabraria

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  • Sharp-angled peacock

    Macaria alternata

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  • Small magpie

    Anania hortulata

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  • Small phoenix

    Ecliptopera silaceata

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  • Swallow-tailed moth

    Ourapteryx sambucaria

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  • Blair's mocha

    Cyclophora puppilaria

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  • Buff footman

    Eilema depressa

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  • Burnet companion

    Euclidia glyphica

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  • Chinese character

    Cilix glaucata

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  • Figure of eighty

    Tethea ocularis

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  • Gypsy moth

    Lymantria dispar

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  • Maiden's blush

    Cyclophora punctaria

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  • Mother Shipton

    Callistege mi

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  • Old lady

    Mormo maura

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  • Orange footman

    Eilema sororcula

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  • Scarce footman

    Eilema complana

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  • Setaceous Hebrew character

    Xestia c-nigrum

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  • Dew moth

    Setina irrorella

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  • Mullein wave

    Scopula marginepunctata

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  • Portland ribbon wave

    Idaea degeneraria

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  • Riband wave

    Idaea aversata

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  • Small dusty wave

    Idaea seriata

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  • Small rivulet

    Perizoma alchemillata

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  • Small waved umber

    Horisme vitalbata

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  • Welsh wave

    Venusia cambrica

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  • Barred straw

    Gandaritis pyraliata

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  • Barred yellow

    Cidaria fulvata

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  • Bordered ermel

    Ethmia bipunctella

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  • Bordered straw

    Heliothis peltigera

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  • Brown-line bright-eye

    Mythimna conigera

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  • Clouded border

    Lomaspilis marginata

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  • Double-striped tabby

    Hypsopygia glaucinalis

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  • Four-spotted

    Tyta luctuosa

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  • Green silver-lines

    Pseudoips prasinana

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  • Latticed heath

    Chiasmia clathrata

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  • Pretty barred

    Alvaradoia numerica

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  • Purple bar

    Cosmorhoe ocellata

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  • Scarce bordered straw

    Helicoverpa armigera

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  • Scarce silver-lines

    Bena bicolorana

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  • Tawny-barred angle

    Macaria liturata

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  • Treble-bar

    Aplocera plagiata

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  • Treble lines

    Charanyca trigrammica

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  • Yellow-barred brindle

    Acasis viretata

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  • Alder moth

    Acronicta alni

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  • Beaded chestnut

    Agrochola lychnidis

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  • Birch marble

    Apotomis betuletana

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  • Box-tree moth

    Cydalima perspectalis

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  • Brimstone moth

    Opisthograptis luteolata

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  • Broom moth

    Ceramica pisi

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  • Brussels lace

    Cleorodes lichenaria

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  • Burnished brass

    Diachrysia chrysitis

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  • Common lutestring

    Ochropacha duplaris

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  • Common wainscot

    Mythimna pallens

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  • Cork-oak lappet

    Phyllodesma suberifolia

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  • Delightful marbled

    Odice jucunda

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  • Devonshire wainscot

    Leucania putrescens

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  • Garden pebble

    Evergestis forficalis

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  • L-album wainscot

    Mythimna l-album

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  • Light brocade

    Lacanobia w-latinum

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  • Mallow

    Larentia clavaria

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  • Marbled minor

    Oligia strigilis

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  • Mint moth

    Pyrausta aurata

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  • Nut-tree tussock

    Colocasia coryli

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  • Oak eggar

    Lasiocampa quercus

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  • Oak nycteoline

    Nycteola revayana

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  • Pale mottled willow

    Caradrina clavipalpis

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  • Peppered moth

    Biston betularia

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  • Pine processionary

    Thaumetopoea pityocampa

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  • Scalloped oak

    Crocallis elinguaria

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  • Small mottled willow

    Spodoptera exigua

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  • Straw dot

    Rivula sericealis

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  • Spotted sulphur

    Acontia trabealis

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  • Toadflax brocade

    Calophasia lunula

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  • Turnip moth

    Agrotis segetum

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  • Varied coronet

    Hadena compta

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  • Ash-bark knot-horn

    Euzophera pinguis

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  • Chequered fruit-tree tortrix

    Pandemis corylana

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  • Garden rose tortrix

    Acleris variegana

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  • Green oak tortrix

    Tortrix viridana

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  • Large fruit-tree tortrix

    Archips podana

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  • Large ivy tortrix

    Lozotaenia forsterana

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  • Minor shoulder-knot

    Brachylomia viminalis

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  • Orange pine tortrix

    Lozotaeniodes formosana

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  • Rosy-striped knot-horn

    Oncocera semirubella

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  • Scarce oak knot-horn

    Acrobasis tumidana

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  • Variegated golden tortrix

    Archips xylosteana

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  • Warted knot-horn

    Acrobasis repandana

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  • Cypress pug

    Eupithecia phoeniceata

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  • Double-striped pug

    Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

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  • Foxglove pug

    Eupithecia pulchellata

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  • Green pug

    Pasiphila rectangulata

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  • Grey pug

    Eupithecia subfuscata

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  • Lime-speck pug

    Eupithecia centaureata

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  • Ochreous pug

    Eupithecia indigata

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