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Family	Hepialidae
Sub Family
Description	swift moths
Background to Family	The caterpillars develop underground on the roots of numerous herbs and grasses, where the larval stage usually lasts two years. Several species are closely associated with bracken. The common swift, Hepialus lupulinus, can cause economic damage. The adults do not feed.

No. taxa in DBIF	7
No. interactions	61
% interactions with British data	100%
No. records	87
% taxa with British data	100%
Notes	Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material added from Waring, Townsend & Lewington, 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, UK.; ;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	2003

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.


Source	Anon.(1979) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. :160 1-4:2
Source	Anon.(1979) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. :160 1-4:3
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 20
Source	Baker, P.J.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 156-157:156
Source	Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :90
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 21
Source	Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :92
Source	Lawton, J.H.(1976) Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 73 187-216:214
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :1
Source	Porter,J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 1

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