Common Swift - Korscheltellus lupulina
Alt Name
Swift, Hepialus lupulinus
Description
Wingspan 25-40 mm. A variable species, ranging in colour fron gingery brown to pale grey, and with white markings of varying boldness.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Various grassland, gardens and roadside verges.
When to see it
The adults fly in May and June.
Life History
Feeding on the roots of grasses and small plants, the larvae live underground.
UK Status
The commonest of the Swift moths, distributed throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Reference
3.002 BF17
 Harecroft Crescent, Sapcote SP49019371 (taken 28.5.2010),.JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote garden128 May 2010
Graham CalowSapcote garden119 May 2014
Barbara CooperLong Clawson20 June 2013
Kate NightingaleCropston garden04 June 2016attracted to light-trap
Graham CalowSapcote garden101 June 2017plain brown form
 Harecroft Crescent, Sapcote SP49019371 (taken 28.5.2010),.JPG)
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Rod BakerNewton Harcourt10 June 2012Common Swift
Rod BakerNewton Harcourt10 June 2012Common Swift
Ron.stevensBroughton Astley10 June 2012
Rod BakerNewton Harcourt19 June 2012Common Swift
Graham CalowSapcote garden105 May 2011
Barbara CooperLong Clawson26 May 2012
David NichollsRatby garden01 June 2012
Rod BakerNewton Harcourt10 June 2012Common Swift
Kate NightingaleCropston garden04 June 2016attracted to light-trap
