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Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa

Family: Hepialidae      

18     *     Map-winged Swift     *     Hepialus fusconebulosa


Widespread and common
Wingspan: 30-35 mm.

Flight time: May-July
Habitat: Moors, heath, open woodland

Larval food plant:
Larvae live underground, usually feeding on Bracken roots


Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa


Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa


Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa f gallicus


Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa

Map-winged Swift, Hepialus fusconebulosa
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2010 and 2011

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