Noctuidae

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Turnip Moth, Agrotis segetum Heart and Dart, Agrotis exclamationis Dark Sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon The Flame, Axylia putris The Flame, Axylia putris Flame Shoulder, Ochropleura plecta Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba Lesser Yellow Underwing, Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing, Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing, Noctua comes Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua janthe Least Yellow Underwing, Noctua interjecta Double Dart, Graphiphora augur True Lover's Knot, Lycophotia porphyrea True Lover's Knot, Lycophotia porphyrea Ingrailed Clay, Diarsia mendica Purple Clay, Diarsia brunnea Small Square Spot, Diarsia rubi Setaceous Hebrew Character, Xestia c-nigrum Double Square-spot, Xestia triangulum Dotted Clay, Xestia baja Dotted Clay, Xestia baja Six-striped Rustic, Xestia sexstrigata Square Spot Rustic, Xestia xanthographa Square Spot Rustic, Xestia xanthographa Heath Rustic, Xestia agathina The Gothic, Naenia typica Green Arches, Anaplectoides prasina Red Chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa The Shears, Hada plebeja Grey Arches, Polia nebulosa Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae Dot Moth, Melanchra persicariae Beautiful Brocade, Lacanobia contigua Pale-shouldered Brocade, Lacanobia thalassina Bright-line Brown-eye, Lacanobia oleracea Glaucous Shears, Papestra biren Broom Moth, Melanchra pisi The Campion, Hadena rivularis Antler Moth, Cerapteryx graminis Pine Beauty, Panolis flammea Small Quaker, Orthosia cruda Powdered Quaker, Orthosia gracilis Common Quaker, Orthosia cerasi Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda Hebrew Character, Orthosia gothica The Clay, Mythimna ferrago Striped Wainscot, Mythimna pudorina Smoky Wainscot, Mythimna impura Common Wainscot, Mythimna pallens Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Mythimna comma Black Rustic, Aporophyla nigra Pale Pinion, Lithophane hepatica Grey Shoulder-knot, Lithophane ornitopus Red Sword-grass, Xylena vetusta Early Grey, Xylocampa areola Green-brindled Crescent, Allophyes oxyacanthae Merveille du Jour, Dichonia aprilina Brindled Green, Dryobotodes eremita Dark Brocade, Blepharita adusta Satellite, Eupsilia transversa The Chestnut, Conistra vaccinii Brick, Agrochola circellaris Red-line Quaker, Agrochola lota Yellow-line Quaker, Agrochola macilenta Flounced Chestnut, Agrochola helvola Flounced Chestnut, Agrochola helvola Centre-barred Sallow, Atethmia centrago Pink-barred Sallow, Xanthia togata The Miller, Acronicta leporina Knot Grass, Acronicta rumicis Copper Underwing, Amphipyra pyramidea Old Lady, Mormo maura Brown Rustic, Rusina ferruginea Small Angle Shades, Euplexia lucipara Angle Shades, Phlogophora meticulosa Dun-bar, Cosmia trapezina Dark Arches, Apamea monoglypha Light Arches, Apamea lithoxylaea Clouded-bordered Brindle, Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle, Apamea crenata Dusky Brocade, Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade, Apamea remissa Marbled Minor agg, Oligia strigilis agg Middle-barred Minor, Oligia fasciuncula Cloaked Minor, Mesoligia furuncula Rosy Minor, Mesoligia literosa Common Rustic agg, Mesapamea secalis agg Common Rustic agg, Mesapamea secalis agg Common Rustic agg, Mesapamea secalis agg Small Dotted Buff, Photedes minima Small Wainscot, Chortodes pygmina Flounced Rustic, Luperina testacea Ear Moth agg, Amphipoea oculea agg Ear Moth agg, Amphipoea oculea agg Rosy Rustic, Hydraecia micacea Frosted Orange, Gortyna flavago The Crescent, Celaena leucostigma The Crescent, Celaena leucostigma Large Wainscot, Rhizedra lutosa The Uncertain, Hoplodrina alsines The Rustic, Hoplodrina blanda The Anomalous, Stilbia anomala Marbled White Spot, Protodeltote pygarga Green Silver-lines, Pseudoips prasinana Oak Nycteoline, Nycteola revayana Nut-tree Tussock, Colocasia coryli Burnished Brass, Diachrysia chrysitis Gold Spot, Plusia festucae Silver Y, Autographa gamma Silver Y, Autographa gamma f. nigricans Beautiful Golden Y, Autographa pulchrina Plain Golden Y, Autographa jota Gold Spangle, Autographa bractea Scarce Silver Y, Syngrapha interrogationis Dark Spectacle, Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle, Abrostola triplasia The Spectacle, Abrostola tripartita Mother Shipton, Callistege mi The Herald, Scoliopteryx libatrix Straw Dot, Rivula sericealis Beautiful Snout, Hypena crassalis The Snout, Hypena proboscidalis The Snout, Hypena proboscidalis Pinion-streaked Snout, Schrankia costaestrigalis Marsh Oblique-barred, Hypenodes humidalis The Fan-foot, Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Small Fan-foot, Herminia grisealis

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