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Hepialidae 110011 – 0031   Korscheltellus gracilis (Grote, [1865])              Conifer Swift Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Athyriaceae[Dryopteridaceae][Woodsiaceae] Betulaceae Dryopteridaceae Pinaceae Polytrichaceae[Musci] ..  Host genera: Abies Acer Athyrium Betula Dryopteris Picea Polytrichum[Musci] Populus Sorbus Sphagnum[Musci].  Host extended: polyphagous on moss & fern (Zhang 1994); roots (Leonard et al 1992) & (Beadle & Leckie 2012); & fern...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gracilis (Grote, [1865]) (Hepialus) - MONA 1983: 31; TL: Quebec. furcatus (Grote, 1883) (Hepialus) labradoriensis (Packard, [1865] 1864) (Hepialus) mustelinus (Packard, [1865] 1864) (Hepialus) - MONA 1983: [30]

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Grote, A.R., 1864. Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, No. 5. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3: 522; pl. 5, fig. 4. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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