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Moths

Heplialidae (Swift moths)

Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli humuli)

Common swift (Hepialinus lupulinus)

Zygaenidae

Zygaeninae (Burnet moths)

Lasiocampidae (Eggar moths)

Lackey (Malacosoma neustria)

Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)

Drepanidae (Hook-tips)

Chinese character (Cilix glaucata)

Thyatiridae

Geometridae

Sterrhinae - mochas and waves

Blood-vein (Timandra comae)	Lesser cream wave (Scopula immutata)	Riband wave (Idaea aversata)
Plain wave (Idaea straminata)	Single dotted wave (Idaea dimidiata)

Larentiinae - carpets, pugs and allies

Flame carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)	Red twin-spot carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia)	Large twin-spot carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata)
Silver-ground carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)	Garden carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)	July belle (Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria)
Common carpet (Epirrhoe alternata alternata)	Yellow shell (Camptogramma bilineata bilineata)	Streamer (Anticlea delicata)
Water carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata)	Barred straw (Eulithis pyraliata)	Common marbled carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
Barred yellow (Cidaria fulvata)	Spruce carpet (Thera britannica)	Green carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
Small rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)	Mottled pug (Eupithecia exiguata)	Common pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
Green pug (Parsiphila rectangulata)	Double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)	Dingy shell (Euchoeca nebulata)

Ennominae - thorns, umbers and allies

Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)	Clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata)	Sharp-angled peacock (Macaria alternata)
Latticed heath (Chiasmia clathrata clathrata)	Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)	August thorn (Ennomos quercinaria)
Early thorn (Selenia dentaria)	Purple thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)	Scalloped hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
Feathered thorn (Colotois pennaria)	Peppered moth (Biston betularia)	Waved umber (Menophra abruptia)
Willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)	Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata repandata)	Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata)
Common wave (Cabera exanthemata)

Sphingidae (Hawkmoths)

Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)	Eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus ocellata)	Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)
Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)

Notodontidae (Prominents, processionarys and allies)

Pus moth (Cerura vinula)	Pebble prominent (Notodonta ziczac)	Coxcomb prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
Swallow prominent (Pheosia themula)	Pale prominent (Pterostoma palpina)	Bufftip (Phalera bucephala)

Lymantriidae (Tussock moths)

Pale tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)

Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

Arctiidae (Tigers & Footmen)

Dingy footman (Eilema griseola)	Common footman (Eilema lurideola)	Garden tiger (Arctia caja)
White ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)	Buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum)	Muslin moth (Diaphora mendica)
Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)

Nolidae (Black arches)

Noctuidae

Noctuinae (Darts, yellow underwings, clays)

Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)	Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis)	Shuttle-shaped dart (Agrotis puta puta)
The flame (Axylia putris)	Flame shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)	Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba)
Lunar yellow underwing (Noctua orbona)	Lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes)	Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua janthe)
Least yellow underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa)	Ingrailed clay (Diarsia mendica mendica)	Small square-spot (Diarsi rubi)
Six-striped rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)	Setaceous hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)	Square-spot rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
Gothic (Naenia typica)	Green arches (Anaplectoides prasina)

Hadeninae (Brocades, quakers and leaf-eating wainscots)

Shears (Hada plebeja)	Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)	Dot moth (Melanchra persicariae)
Broom moth (Melanchra pisi)	Bright-line brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)	Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)
Powdered quaker (Orthosia gracilis)	Common quaker (Orthosia cerasi)	Clouded drab (Orthosia incerta)
Twin-spotted quaker (Orthosia munda)	Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica)	Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
Smoky wainscot (Mythimna impura)	Common wainscot (Mythimna pallens)

Cuculliinae (Sharks, pinions, shoulder-knots, chestnuts, sallows and allies)

Sword-grass (Xylena exsoleta)	Early grey (Xylocampa areola)	Green-brindled crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii)	Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)	Centre-barred sallow (Atethmia centrago)
Lunar underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)	Pink-barred sallow (Xanthia togata)

Acronictinae (Daggers)

Alder moth (Acronicta alni)	Grey/dark dagger (Acronicta psi/tridens)	Knot grass (Acronicta rumicis)
Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)

Bryophilinae (Lichen feeders)

Marbled beauty (Cryphia domestica)

Amphipyrinae (Arches, brindles, minors, rustics and allies)

Mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)	Brown rustic (Rusina ferruginea)	Small angle shades (Euplexia lucipara)
Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)	Dunbar (Cosmia trapezina)	Dark arches (Apamea monoglypha)
Light arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)	Clouded-bordered brindle (Apamea crenata)	Clouded brindle (Apamea epormidion)
Rustic shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)	Marbled minor (Oligia strigilis)	Middle-barred minor (Oligia fasciuncula)
Common rustic (Mesapamea secalis)	Flounced rustic (Luperina testacea)	Rosy rustic (Hydraecia micacea)
Frosted orange (Gortyna flavago)	Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)	Rustic (Hopodrina blanda)

Plusiinae (Brasses, Ys and allies)

Burnished brass (Diaphysia chrysitis juncta)	Gold spot (Plusia festucae)	Lempke's gold spot (Plusia putnami gracilis)
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)	Beautiful golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)	Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)

Catocalinae (Red underwings and allies)

Red underwing (Catocala nupta)

Rivulinae

Herminiinae (Fan-foots)

Fan-foot (Zanglognatha tarsipennlis)

Small fanfoot (Herminia grisealis)

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