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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Hepialus humuli
Hepialus humuli(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Hepialidae
  2. Hepialus
  3.  humuli
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Habitat

  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Parks
  • Wet meadows
  • Wet river valleys

MU

43-61 mm

FU

50-70 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyHrotnokřídlec chmelový
    DanskHumlerodæder
    DeutschGroßer Hopfen-Wurzelbohrer
    DeutschHopfen-Wurzelbohrer
    Eesti keelHumala-eistekedrik
    EnglishGhost Moth
    FrançaisHépiale du Houblon
    LatviešuApiņu šūpotnis
    LietuviųDidysis apyninis šakniagraužis
    MagyarNagy gyökérrágólepke
    NederlandsHopwortelboorder
    NorskSpøkelsesroteter
    PolskiKrótkowąs chmielowiec
    SlovenčinaHrotokrídlovec chmeľový
    SuomeksiHumalaperho
    SvenskaHumlerotfjaril
    БеларускаяТанкапрад хмелевы
    РусскийТонкопряд хмелевой
    УкраїнськаТонкопряд хмелевий
    മലയാളംപ്രേതശലഭം
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CannabaceaeHumulusHop
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeGramineaeGrass
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hepialus hethlandicaStaudinger, 1871
    Hepialus roseaPetersen, 1902
    Hepialus grandisPfitzner, 1912
    Hepialus dannenbergiStephan, 1923
    Hepialus pusillusStephan, 1923
    Hepialus faeroensisDahl, 1954
    Hepialus fumosaCockayne, 1955
    Hepialus radiataCockayne, 1955
    Hepialus griseomaculatavan Wisselingh, 1965
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Female.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Female.

Marcin PanakPoland, Bolimów

Male.

Roman ŁuczakPoland, Siedlce

Female.

Lesław UrbanekPoland, Skomielna Czarna

Male.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki

Copulating pair.

Reimar BeierleinGermany
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