Orange Swift - Triodia sylvina

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Alternative names
Hepialus sylvina
Description

Wingspan 32-48 mm. The moth exhibits marked sexual dimorphism, the males being smaller and more brightly coloured than the females.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

This species inhabits gardens, woodland and rough grassland, roadside verges, moorland and other wild places.

When to see it

Flying later in the year than the other swifts, from July to September.

Life History

In common with other members of the genus, the larvae feed on the roots of a variety of plants.

UK Status

Quite common throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
3.001 BF15
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    20 August 2010
    female - dark form
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    11 August 2010
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    08 August 2014
    male
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    20 August 2019
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    05 August 2018
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    14 August 2011
    female

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Orange Swift
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hepialidae
Records on NatureSpot:
284
First record:
09/08/1951 (Wesley, Isaac)
Last record:
07/09/2023 (Hagley, Neil)

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% of records within its species group

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Latest records

  • Rod Baker
    Wigston Magna
    05 September 2014
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    27 August 2019
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    24 July 2017
  • Dave Gamble
    Leicester Forest East garden
    29 August 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    14 August 2011
    female - dorsal view
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    02 September 2006
    male
  • Lostash
    Whetstone House 154
    27 August 2015
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    01 August 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    01 August 2013
  • Adrian Baker
    Hinckley
    31 August 2016
  • Andy's Rutland
    Empingham Shop
    04 August 2018
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    01 August 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    28 July 2011
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    11 August 2016
  • Lostash
    Whetstone House 154
    27 August 2015
  • Lostash
    Whetstone House 154
    27 August 2015
  • Rod Baker
    Wigston Magna
    31 July 2014
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    14 August 2021
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    19 August 2012