Phymatopus hecta (Gold Swift)

Originator: Arild Breistøl
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Hepialidae
Subfamily: Hepialinae
Genus: Phymatopus
Species: Phymatopus hecta (Gold Swift)
Other names: liten roteter
Norwegian name: Dvergroteter
Host plants: Calluna, Erica, Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Primula, Pteridium aquilinum, Rumex, Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Confusion species: Korscheltellus fusconebulosa (Map-winged Swift)