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

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: Local

Habitat

Open woodland, heath and rough grassland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina (=Hepialus lupulinus)

3.004 (BF0016) Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta (=Hepialus), (Linnaeus, 1758)

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