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 (‡*).

References

1. ↑ Fox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. The State of Britain's Larger Moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.
2. ↑ Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.

• 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.