| Hepialus humuli | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Habitat
- Gardens
- Glades
- Parks
- Wet meadows
- Wet river valleys
43-61 mm
50-70 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyHrotnokřídlec chmelový 
DanskHumlerodæder 
DeutschGroßer Hopfen-Wurzelbohrer DeutschHopfen-Wurzelbohrer 
Eesti keelHumala-eistekedrik 
EnglishGhost Moth 
FrançaisHépiale du Houblon 
LatviešuApiņu šūpotnis 
LietuviųDidysis apyninis šakniagraužis 
MagyarNagy gyökérrágólepke 
NederlandsHopwortelboorder 
NorskSpøkelsesroteter 
PolskiKrótkowąs chmielowiec 
SlovenčinaHrotokrídlovec chmeľový 
SuomeksiHumalaperho 
SvenskaHumlerotfjaril 
БеларускаяТанкапрад хмелевы 
РусскийТонкопряд хмелевой 
УкраїнськаТонкопряд хмелевий 
മലയാളംപ്രേതശലഭം
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hepialus hethlandica Staudinger, 1871 Hepialus rosea Petersen, 1902 Hepialus grandis Pfitzner, 1912 Hepialus dannenbergi Stephan, 1923 Hepialus pusillus Stephan, 1923 Hepialus faeroensis Dahl, 1954 Hepialus fumosa Cockayne, 1955 Hepialus radiata Cockayne, 1955 Hepialus griseomaculata van Wisselingh, 1965
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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