03.005 Hepilaus humuli (Ghost Moth)
ws: 46-48mm (MBGBI1), fw: ♂21-29mm, ♀21-35mm (Waring); Jun-Jul; Common in grassy or weedy places throughout Britain; lfp: roots of grasses, burdock (Arctium), dead-nettle (Lamium), docks (Rumex), dandelion (Taraxacum), nettle (Urtica) and others.
A distinct subspecies H.h.thulensis was considered to occur in Shetland, but this is no longer considered to be a subspecies
A distinct subspecies H.h.thulensis was considered to occur in Shetland, but this is no longer considered to be a subspecies
Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth) §4 male
ID: Large size; male forewing white with buff fringes; female forewing yellowish with variable brownish markings.
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; female; fw 21mm
§2 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; female
§3 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 22/06/2010; female; fw 27.5mm
§4 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male; fw 22mm
§5 Galmpton, Devon; 29/07/2010; female
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/06/2017; male
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 12/06/2017; female
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 22/06/2019; male; fw 21mm
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 22/06/2019 female; fw 32.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; female
§3 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 22/06/2010; female; fw 27.5mm
§4 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male; fw 22mm
§5 Galmpton, Devon; 29/07/2010; female
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/06/2017; male
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 12/06/2017; female
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 22/06/2019; male; fw 21mm
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 22/06/2019 female; fw 32.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published December 2010; §6&7 added 14/03/2018 | §8&9 added 23/01/2020
