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Eskrigg Nature Reserve
Moths
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Date found |
Food plants for larvae |
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25.07.98 |
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16.08.08 |
27.06.09 |
24.07.10 |
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1 |
Antler Moth |
Cerapteryx graminis |
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grasses especially mat-grass, sheep's fescue. |
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2 |
Barred Red |
Hylaea fasciaria |
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Scots pine, Norway spruce. |
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Barred Straw |
Eulithis pyraliata |
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Bedstraws. |
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Beautiful Carpet |
Mesoleuca albicillata |
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X |
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Beautiful China-mark |
Nymphula stagnata |
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Bee Moth (micro) |
Aphomia sociella |
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X |
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Bird-cherry Ermine |
Yponomeuta evonymella |
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X |
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Bright-line Brown-eye |
Lacanobia oleracea |
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X |
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Brimstone Moth |
Opisthograptis luteolata |
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X |
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10 |
Brown China-mark |
Elophila nymphaeata |
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X |
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Aquatic larvae feed on water plants |
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11 |
Brown Rustic |
Rusina ferruginea |
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dock, groundsel, vetches. |
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12 |
Brown Silver-line |
Petrophora chlorosata |
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bracken. |
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13 |
Buff Ermine |
Spilosoma luteum |
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many low-growing plants. |
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14 |
Buff-tip |
Phalera bucephala |
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many deciduous trees and shrubs. |
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15 |
Burnished Brass |
Diachrisia chrysitis |
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common nettle |
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16 |
Campion, The |
Hadena rivularis |
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campion, red valerian,wood sage and viper's-bugloss. |
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17 |
Cinnabar |
Tyria jacobaeae |
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X |
Common Ragwort |
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18 |
Clouded Border |
Lomaspilis marginata |
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sallows, aspen. |
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19 |
Clouded-bordered Brindle |
Apamea crenata |
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various plant flowers and grasses. |
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20 |
Clouded Magpie |
Abraxas grossulariata |
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X |
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21 |
Clouded Silver |
Lomographa temerata |
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hawthorn, blackthorn, wild cherry, apple, aspen, plum. |
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22 |
Common Carpet |
Epirrhoe alternata alternata |
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bedstraws. |
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23 |
Common Footman |
Eilema lurideola |
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lichens on trees and fences. |
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24 |
Common Lutestring |
Ochropacha duplaris |
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birch. |
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25 |
Common Marbled Carpet |
Chloroclysta truncata |
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various including birch, bramble. |
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26 |
Common Pug |
Eupithecia vulgate vulgate |
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leaves of sallow, hawthorn, yarrow, bilberry. |
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27 |
Common Rustic |
Mesapamea secalis |
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X |
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grasses (inside stems). |
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28 |
Common Swift |
Hepialus lupulinus |
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roots of grasses and many wild and cultivated plants. |
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29 |
Common Wave |
Cabera exanthemata |
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sallow, aspen. |
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30 |
Common White Wave |
Cabera pusaria |
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birch, hazel, sallow. |
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31 |
Coxcomb Prominent |
Ptilodon capucina |
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X |
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birch, hazel, sallow. |
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32 |
Cream Wave |
Scopula floslactata |
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dock, bedstraws. |
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Crescent, The |
Celaena leucostigma |
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yellow iris, great fen-sedge (inside stem and root). |
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34 |
Dark Arches |
Apamea monoglypha |
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grasses especially cock's-foot (root and stem bases) |
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35 |
Dark Spinach |
Pelurga comitata |
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goosefoot. |
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36 |
Dotted Clay |
Xestia baja |
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birch, bog myrlte, blackthorn. |
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37 |
Dotted Footman |
Pelosia muscerda |
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lichens. |
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38 |
Double Dart |
Graphiphora augur |
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hawthorn, birch, sallow. |
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Double Square-spot |
Xestia triagulum |
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hawthorn, blackthorn, birch. |
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40 |
Drinker |
Euthrix potatoria |
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41 |
Dusky Brocade |
Apamea remissa |
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grasses. |
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42 |
Early Thorn |
Selenia dentaria |
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trees including birch, sallow, hawthorn. |
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43 |
Engrailed, The |
Ectropis bistortata |
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oak, birch, sallow, broom, buckthorn. |
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44 |
Flame Carpet |
Xanthorhoe designata |
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45 |
Flame Shoulder |
Ochropleura plecta |
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dock, plantain, bedstraws. |
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46 |
Flounced Rustic |
Luperina testacea |
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X |
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47 |
Four-dotted Footman |
Cybosia mesomella |
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unrecorded. |
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48 |
Foxglove Pug |
Eupithecia pulchellata pulchellata |
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foxglove. |
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49 |
Gothic, The |
Naenia typica |
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willowherb, dandelion, dock, sallow. |
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50 |
Green Arches |
Anaplectoides prasina |
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sallow, honeysuckle, bilberry. |
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51 |
Green Carpet |
Colostygia pectinataria |
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crucifers. |
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52 |
Green Pug |
Chloroclystis rectangulata |
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apple, pear, cherry, blackthorn. |
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53 |
Grey Pine Carpet |
Thera obeliscata |
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Scots pine, Norway spruce and other conifers. |
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54 |
Hebrew Character |
Orthosia gothica |
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wide variety of trees and other plants. |
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55 |
Herald, The |
Scoliopteryx libatrix |
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rowan, sallow, willow, aspen, osier and poplar |
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56 |
Ingrailed Clay |
Diarsia mendica |
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sallow, hawthorn, heather. |
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57 |
July Highflyer |
Hydriomena furcata |
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X |
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sallow, hazel, heather. |
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58 |
Large Emerald |
Geometra papilionaria |
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birch, hazel. |
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59 |
Large Yellow Underwing |
Noctua pronuba |
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various including chickweed, dandelion. |
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Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow |
Noctua janthina |
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sallow, blackthorn, dock. |
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Lesser Common Rustic |
Mesapamea secalella |
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unrecorded - probably grasses. |
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62 |
Lesser Yellow Underwing |
Noctua comes |
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X |
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63 |
Light Emerald |
Campaea margaritata |
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X |
oak,birch, hawthorn. |
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Map-winged Swift |
Hepialus fusconebulosa |
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bracken (roots and stems). |
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65 |
Middle-barred Minor |
Oligia fasciuncula |
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grasses (leaves). |
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66 |
Minor Shoulder-knot |
Brachylomia viminalis |
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sallows, willows. |
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67 |
Mottled Beauty |
Alcis repandata |
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birch, oak, bilberry, hawthorn. |
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Muslin Footman |
Nudaria mundana |
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X |
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Northern Spinach |
Eulithis populata |
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bilberry. |
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70 |
Nut-tree Tussock |
Colocasia coryli |
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beech, hazel, birch, field maple and hornbeam. |
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Oblique Carpet |
Orthonama vittata |
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Pale Prominent |
Pterostoma palpina |
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poplar, aspen, sallow. |
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Pale-shouldered Brocade |
Lacanobia thalassina |
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oak, hawthorn, broom, honeysuckle and many others. |
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Peach Blossom |
Thyatira batis |
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bramble. |
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Pebble Hook-tip |
Drepana falcataria |
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birch. |
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Pebble Prominent |
Eligmodonta ziczac |
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sallow, willow. |
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77 |
Pinion-streaked Snout |
Schrankia costaestrigalis |
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unrecorded. |
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78 |
Plain Golden Yellow |
Autographa jota |
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dead-nettle, common nettle, honeysuckle. |
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Poplar Hawkmoth |
Laothoe populi |
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poplar, sallow, willow. |
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Purple Bar |
Cosmorhoe ocellata |
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bedstraws. |
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81 |
Purple Clay |
Diarsia brunnea |
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birch, sallow, dock, bilberry. |
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Riband Wave |
Idaea aversata |
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bedstraw, chickweed. |
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Rosy Rustic |
Hydraecia micacea |
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dock, plantain, tomato (in roots). |
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Scalloped Hazel |
Odontopera bidentata |
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oak, birch, larch, pine, hawthorn and others. |
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85 |
Scalloped Oak |
Crocallis elinguaria |
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most deciduous trees and shrubs. |
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86 |
Scorched Wing |
Plagodis dolabraria |
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oak, birch, sallow, also beech & sweet chestnut. |
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Shaded Broad-bar |
Scotopteryx chenopodiata |
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clovers, vetches. |
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Silver-ground Carpet |
Xanthorhoe montanata |
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bedstraws. |
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Six-striped Rustic |
Xestia sexstrigata |
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bramble, bluebell. |
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90 |
Slender Brindle |
Apamea scolopacina |
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woodland grasses. |
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Small Dotted Buff |
Photedes minima |
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tufted hair-grass (inside stems). |
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Small Fan-foot |
Herminia grisealis |
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Small Fan-footed Wave |
Idaea biselata |
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unrecorded. |
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94 |
Small Mottled Willow |
Spodoptera exigua |
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unrecorded. |
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Small Phoenix |
Ecliptopera silacata |
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rosebay and broad-leaved willowherb. |
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Small Rivulet |
Perizoma alchemillata |
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hemp-nettle (flowers and seeds). |
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Small Square-spot |
Diarsia rubi |
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heather, dandelion, dock. |
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98 |
Small Wainscot |
Chortodes pygmina |
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Smoky Wainscot |
Mythimna impura |
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grasses. |
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100 |
Snout |
Hypena proboscidalis |
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common nettle. |
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Spruce Carpet |
Thera britannica |
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102 |
Straw Dot |
Rivula sericealis |
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grasses. |
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103 |
Swallow-tailed Moth |
Ourapteryx sambucaria |
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ivy, various trees and shrubs. |
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104 |
Tawny Marbled Minor |
Oligia latruncula |
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grasses (inside stems). |
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Tawny Speckled Pug |
Eupithecia icterata |
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flowers and leaves of yarrow and sneezewort. |
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106 |
True Lover's Knot |
Lycophotia porphyrea |
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ling and bell heather. |
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V-Pug |
Chloroclystis v-ata |
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Water Carpet |
Lampropteryx suffumata |
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bedstraw. |
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Welsh Wave |
Venusia cambrica |
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rowan and occasionally birch. |
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110 |
White Ermine |
Spilosoma lubricipeda |
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various wild and garden plants. |
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White Marked |
Cerastis leucographa |
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Willow Beauty |
Peribatodes rhomboidaria |
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X |
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Micro Grass Moth |
Agriphila tristella |
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