List of moths of Great Britain (Hepialidae)
Common swift
The family Hepialidae comprises the "swift moths", of which five occur in Great Britain:
- Hepialus humuli, ghost moth ‡* — vulnerable[1]
- Hepialus humuli humuli — throughout
- Hepialus humuli thulensis — Shetland Isles
- Hepialus sylvina, orange swift — throughout
- Hepialus hecta, gold swift — throughout (local)
- Hepialus lupulinus, common swift — throughout
- Hepialus fusconebulosa, map-winged swift — throughout (local)
Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)[2] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
See also[]
- List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
- Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths
References[]
- Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3.
Categories:
- Lists of insects in the British Isles
- Lists of moths by location