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Galium Carpet |
The leading edge of the forewing of this moth is slightly concave in the middle, a feature which assists in its identification. The forewings tend to be narrower and more tapered than... |
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Garden Carpet | This moth can resemble the Galium Carpet, which has more pointed forewings and more distinct white areas between darker forewing bands. Darker forms of the moth found in the Northern Isles, northern |
| Garden Dart | ||
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Garden Pebble | |
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Garden Rose Tortrix |
An extremely variable species. |
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Garden Tiger | |
| Gelechia sabinellus | ||
| Gelechia senticetella | ||
| Gelechia sororculella | ||
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Ghost Moth | |
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Glaucous Shears | |
| Glyphipterix forsterella | ||
| Glyphipterix fuscoviridella | ||
| Glyphipterix haworthana | ||
| Glyphipterix thrasonella | ||
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Goat Moth | |
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Gold Spangle |
Forewing is plain, dark-reddish clouded with dull pinkish brown or sometimes greyish-brown. There is a large central metallic mark which is shaped a bit like a bent triangle, although the... |
| Gold Swift | ||
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Gold Triangle | |
| Golden-rod Brindle | ||
| Golden-rod Pug | ||
| Goniodoma limoniella | ||
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Grapholita compositella | |
| Grapholita internana | ||
| Grapholita janthinana | ||
| Grapholita jungiella | ||
| Grapholita lunulana | ||
| Grapholita tenebrosana | ||
| Grass Eggar | ||
| Grass Emerald | ||
| Grass Rivulet | Typically the whitish forewing with extensive grey-brown cross-bands help to identify this moth. Paler forms can be found in some calcareous districts. A darker and obscurely marked race occurs on the | |
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Grass Wave | This moth varies in size, typically with four stripes across the forewing and three on the hindwing, although these can be less or even absent. Similar to the Common Wave and the Common White Wave, b |
| Great Brocade | ||
| Great Dart | ||
| Great Oak Beauty | ||
| Great Peacock | ||
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Great Prominent | |
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Green Arches | |
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Green Carpet | When freshly emerged the green colour of the forewing, combined with the wing markings, help to distinguish this moth from most others. This green colour fades to yellowish, whitish or even pinkish wh |
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Green Oak Tortrix | |
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Green Pug | |
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Green-brindled Crescent | |
| Green-brindled Dot | ||
| Grey Arches | ||
| Grey Birch | ||
| Grey Carpet | ||
| Grey Chi | ||
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Grey Dagger | |
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Grey Mountain Carpet |
This moth varies in colour from light to dark grey, but the darker central band bordered by white is distinctive. It is similar to the Yellow-ringed Carpet but without the golden-orange... |
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Grey Pine Carpet | |
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Grey Pug | |
| Grey Scalloped Bar | The colour of the wings varies with habitat. Moths in upland areas tend to be whiter and those from heaths and bogs are grey or even brownish. The male is larger and generally paler than the female, | |
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Grey Shoulder-knot | |
| Grey Tortrix | ||
| Ground Lackey | ||
| Guernsey Underwing | ||
| Gymnancyla canella | ||
| Gypsonoma aceriana | ||
| Gypsonoma dealbana | ||
| Gypsonoma minutana | ||
| Gypsonoma oppressana | ||
| Gypsonoma sociana | ||
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Gypsy Moth | The female is superficially similar to the Black Arches but the latter species is smaller with the female Gypsy Moth having a thickset and blunt abdomen. The male resembles the darker form of the Bla |