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Hepialus
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Hepialus

The ghost moth (Hepialus humuli), also known as the ghost swift, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is common throughout Europe, except for in the far south-east.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ghost Moth

speciesHepialus humuli

Hepialus sylvinus

speciesHepialus sylvinus

Ghost moth

speciesHepialus californicus

Hepialus sciophanes

speciesHepialus sciophanes

Hepialus xiaojinensis

speciesHepialus xiaojinensis

Hepialus fuscus

speciesHepialus fuscus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133339.