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Esper's Alpine Swift Moth
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Esper's Alpine Swift Moth

Pharmacis carna

Pharmacis carna is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is mainly found in mountainous areas, mostly in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains, although it is also present in Hungary.

The wingspan is 32–44 mm for females and 25–34 mm for males. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 542830.