Hepialidae

00078 Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta (=Hepialus), (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF0016 (ABH3.004)

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General Information

The bands on the forewing run parallel unlike other swift moths.

 

Mainly flies at dusk near to food plant, but sometimes at dawn as well.

 

Overwinters twice as a larva. Pupates underground.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: M 12-15mm F 13-16mm
Foodplant(s): Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), grasses (possibly), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, mid June-mid July
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Open woodland, heath and rough grassland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species
Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina (=Hepialus lupulinus)


Larva/Leafmine:
Larva Type:
Wrinkled
Colours:
grey, white
No. of Proleg Pairs:
5