3.001 BF0015 - Orange Swift - Hepialidae - Triodia sylvina

3.001 BF0015 - Hepialidae - Triodia sylvina - Orange Swift

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Hepialidae

Other Name/s: Hepialus sylvina

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The moth is fairly straight forward to identify – The male is brightly marked with distinctive orange-brown forewing intricately marked with white lines that run diagonal across the wing. The female is duller and less brightly marked. The lines are pale buff with heavier blotching on the forewings.

Distribution: A resident species that is widely distributed and fairly common in Derbyshire.

Flight Period: June / July / August / September / - On the wing late June- September.

Moth Activity: Crepuscular

*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 21-29mm
Forewing: 21-35mm

Food Plant: A variety of herbaceous plants

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne – 1 & 2 – Male