Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
GenusHepialus (swift moths)
FamilyHEPIALIDAE (swift moths)
SuperfamilyHEPIALOIDEA (swift moths)
InfraorderExoporia (swift moths)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift) :
1: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
28 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at MV light
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral view
2: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
18 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at Actinic light sheet
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - natural background (2)Image 4: Male - lateral view - natural background (3)Image 5: Male - lateral view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - natural background (2)
3: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS69 51° 40’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral view
4: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
18 Jul 2007 OSGR: SH71 52° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Merioneth (VC 48) Wales
2 pupal exuvia among grass, near dry streambed on steep hillside
Image 1: Pupal exuvia - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Pupal exuvia - abdomen - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 3: Pupal exuvia - abdomen - posterior view - highly enlargedImage 4: Pupal exuvia - abdomen - posterior view - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Pupal exuvia - head plate - highly enlargedImage 6: Pupal exuvia - lateral views - enlarged
5: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light . Photos: Female imago
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Female - anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)
6: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
17 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Female - lateral view - enlarged
7: Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
7 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Male - lateral view - enlarged

Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth, Ghost Swift)
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