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Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)

The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive.  If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.  

A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000.  This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the total counts for that VC in that month for all species.  Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.

 

 

Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
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Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
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Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
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Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
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Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
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Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
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Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
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Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
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Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
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Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
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July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
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Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
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Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
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Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
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Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
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Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
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Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Rivulet
(Very frequent)
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Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
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Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
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Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
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Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
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V-Pug
(Very frequent)
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Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
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Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
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Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
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Currant Pug
(Frequent)
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Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
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Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
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Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
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Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
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Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
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Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
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Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
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Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
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Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
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Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
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Common Wave
(Very frequent)
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Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
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Barred Red
(Very frequent)
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Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
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Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
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Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
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Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
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Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
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Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
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Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
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Snout
(Very frequent)
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Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
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Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
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Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
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Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
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Common Footman
(Very frequent)
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Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
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Spectacle
(Very frequent)
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Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
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Silver Y
(Very frequent)
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Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
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Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
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Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
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Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
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Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
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Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
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Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
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Crescent
(Very frequent)
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Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Large Ear
(Frequent)
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Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
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Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
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Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
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Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
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Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
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Light Arches
(Very frequent)
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Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
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Rufous Minor
(Very frequent)
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Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
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Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
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Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
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Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
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Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
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Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
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Campion
(Very frequent)
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Lychnis
(Very frequent)
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Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
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Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
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Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
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Flame
(Very frequent)
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Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
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Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
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Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
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Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
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True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
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Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
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Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
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Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
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Green Arches
(Very frequent)
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Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
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Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
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Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
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Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
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Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
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Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
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Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
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Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
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Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
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Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
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Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
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Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
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Scallop Shell
(Frequent)
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Barred Carpet
(Frequent)
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Green Pug
(Frequent)
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Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
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Larch Pug
(Regular)
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Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
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Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
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Shaded Pug
(Frequent)
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Peacock Moth
(Regular)
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Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
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Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
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Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
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Willow Beauty
(Regular)
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Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
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Grass Emerald
(Frequent)
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Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
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Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
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Clouded Buff
(Regular)
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Four-dotted Footman
(Regular)
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Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
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Buff Footman
(Frequent)
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Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
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Dark Spectacle
(Frequent)
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Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
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Uncertain
(Frequent)
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Rustic
(Frequent)
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Angle Shades
(Frequent)
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Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
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Confused
(Frequent)
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Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
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Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
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Dun-bar
(Frequent)
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White-line Dart
(Regular)
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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
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Gothic
(Frequent)
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Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
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Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
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Fox Moth
(Regular)
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Birch Mocha
(Regular)
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July Belle
(Regular)
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Dark Spinach
(Regular)
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May Highflyer
(Regular)
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Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
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Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
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Slender Pug
(Regular)
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Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
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Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
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Satyr Pug
(Infrequent)
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Common Pug
(Infrequent)
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Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
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Clouded Magpie
(Infrequent)
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Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
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Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
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Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
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Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
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Annulet
(Regular)
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Grass Wave
(Infrequent)
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Little Emerald
(Regular)
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Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
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Herald
(Regular)
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Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
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Four-spotted Footman
(Infrequent)
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Scarce Footman
(Infrequent)
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Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
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Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
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Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
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Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
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Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
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Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
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Coronet
(Regular)
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Shark
(Regular)
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Anomalous
(Regular)
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Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
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Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
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Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
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Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
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Double Lobed
(Infrequent)
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Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
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Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
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Shears
(Infrequent)
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Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
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Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
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Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
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Double Dart
(Infrequent)
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Square-spotted Clay
(Infrequent)
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Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
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