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Hepialidae
110012 – 0031.1   Korscheltellus lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Common Swift Moth

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Synonymy:
  • lupulina Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena)
  • albomarginata Cockayne 1955 (Hepialus)
  • anteradiata Lempke 1961 (Korscheltellus)
  • continuata van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • cora Schrank 1801 (Hepialus)
  • dacius Caradja 1893 (Hepialus)
  • espanoli Pérez de Gregorio 1981 (Korscheltellus)
  • fuscata van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • fuscus Haworth 1809 (Hepialus)
  • incerta Millière 1886 (Psilothrix)
  • intermedia Spuler 1910 (Hepialus)
  • latemarginatus Bytinski-Salz 1939 (Hepialus)
  • maculata van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • obliquus Fabricius 1794 (Hepialus)
  • obscura van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • pallida Lempke 1961 (Korscheltellus)
  • pauper van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • reducta van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • senex Pfitzner 1912 (Hepialus)
  • serraticornis Gmelin 1790 (Hepialus)
  • unicolor Spuler 1910 (Hepialus)
  • variegata van de Pol 1961 (Hepialus)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Korscheltellus lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Grehan & Landry 2018).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Grehan, J. R. & J.-F. Landry, 2018. Surreptitious invasion into North America by the European ghost moth Korscheltellus lupulina (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 60(4): 202-204.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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    Korscheltellus lupulina
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