3.005 BF0014 – Ghost Moth – Hepialidae – Hepialus humuli
Ghost Moth – Hepialidae – Hepialus humuli – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species that is widely distributed in Derbyshire and common where it occurs.
ID POINTERS – The moth is easy to identify – the male has silky white forewings and hind-wings and the female has unmistakeable yellow forewings with orange markings.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June- August
IMAGES – Kings Newton – Tony Davison©
Ghost Moth – male
Ghost Moth – male
Ghost Moth – female
Ghost Moth – female
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