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Species Account for Hepialus humuli

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Hepialus humuli  (Linnaeus, 1758) 03.005
Ghost Moth
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Hepialidae

Ghost Moth Male. Copyright: Stephen Rolls

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Status: Section 41 Priority Species - research only

Records: 837
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 45
Pre-1992 hectads: 38
Total hectads: 52

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Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli 2
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli 2
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli 1
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli 1
Ghost Moth Male.
Ghost Moth Male.
Ghost Moth.
Ghost Moth.

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Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 46 records with habitat information)

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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 837 records with habitat detail and method information)

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