About Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ghost moths of the species Hepialus humuli show clear size and color differences between females and males. Females have a wingspan ranging from 50 to 70 mm. Their forewings are yellowish-buff marked with darker linear patterns, and their hindwings are brown. Males are smaller, with a wingspan of 46 to 50 mm, and most have white or silver-colored wings. The subspecies Hepialus humuli thulensis, which occurs in Shetland and the Faroe Islands, includes individuals with buff-colored wings.
