Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina (=Hepialus), (Linnaeus, 1761))

General Information
This moth flies later in the year than all the other swifts found in the UK.

Males are smaller and more brightly coloured than the females, with v-shaped white diagonal lines on an orange/brown forewing.

Flies from early dusk.

Pupates underground.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: M 12-18mm F 15-26mm.
Foodplant(s): docks (Rumex spp.), Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, late June-early September
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Gardens, roadsides, woodland rides, downlands and moorlands.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina (=Hepialus lupulinus)

Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa (=Pharmacis) (=Hepialus)

00063 Orange Swift Triodia sylvina (=Hepialus), (Linnaeus, 1761)

BF0015 (ABH3.001)