The family Hepialidae comprises the "swift moths", of which five occur in Great Britain:
Hepialus humuli, ghost moth ‡* — vulnerableFox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. The State of Britain's Larger Moths. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK. Hepialus humuli humuli — throughout Hepialus humuli thulensis — Shetland Isles Hepialus sylvina, orange swift — throughout Hepialus hecta, gold swift — throughout (local) Hepialus lupulinus, common swift — throughout Hepialus fusconebulosa, map-winged swift — throughout (local)
Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p. are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
See also List of moths of Great Britain (overview) Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths
References
Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. .