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Common Swift  Hepialus lupulinus (Adult)

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17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Wingspan 25-40 mm.

The commonest of the Swift moths, distributed throughout Britain.

The adults fly in May and June.

Feeding on the roots of grasses and small plants, the larvae live underground.