List of moths of Great Britain (Hepialidae)
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Hepialidae
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...
comprises the "Swift moths", of which five occur in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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- Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth ‡* — Vulnerable
- 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
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan
The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan is the governmental response to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. When the Biodiversity Action Plans were first published in 1994, the conservation of 391 species and 45 habitats was covered. 1,150 species and 65 habitats are...
(BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).