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.