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Orange Swift
Triodia sylvina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Hepialidae
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Photo © Marilyn Abdulla,  13/08/2021 - Sculthorpe

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Common Swift
Korscheltellus lupulina
Map-winged Swift
Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
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
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 2024.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/09/2024128TF82West Raynham
16/09/2024127TG30Blofield / Lingwood
15/09/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
14/09/2024227TG51Scratby
14/09/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
14/09/2024128TF74Brancaster
08/09/2024227TG30Blofield / Lingwood
08/09/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
07/09/2024127TG23North Walsham
06/09/2024128TF64Hunstanton
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