Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina) (=Hepialus sylvina) - Norfolk Moths

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Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

(Linnaeus, 1761)	15 / 3.001
=Hepialus sylvina

Norfolk status
Common and widespread.
Waste ground, rough grassland, other wild places and gardens.
Latest flying of our swift moths.

Males are smaller and more brightly coloured than the females.
Overwinters twice as larva.

Recorded in 67 (91%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination

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Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
30/09/2023	2	27	TG33 - Bacton
16/09/2023	1	28	TF63 - Snettisham/Dersingham
14/09/2023	1	28	TF51 - Tilney/Wiggenhall
12/09/2023	1	28	TF93 - Fakenham/Walsingham
11/09/2023	1	28	TL99 - Thompson/Gt.Hockham

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Forewing:	M 12-18mm F 15-26mm.
Flight:	One generation. July-Sept.
Foodplant:	Herbaceous plants
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

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