Family:
Hepialidae
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| 14 |
Ghost
Moth |
Hepialus
humuli |
Wingspan
c.50mm |
6 |
© Peter
Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Grassy
and weedy places |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Roots
of grasses and small plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 15 |
Orange
Swift |
Hepialus
sylvani |
Wingspan
30-50mm |
45 |
©
Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
moorland and other grassy places |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Roots
of grasses and small plants |
| Overwinters: |
Twice
as a larva. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 17 |
Common
Swift |
Hepialus
lupulinus |
Wingspan
25-40mm |
151 |
© Peter
Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Grassy
and weedy places |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Roots
of grasses and small plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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