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Triodia sylvina - Portrait Portrait of this moth in the kitchen:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85661/orange_moth_on_orange_saucer.html" title="Orange moth on orange saucer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/85661_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hEKfYcbRO1RZF03GJbGQO8QLY8o%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Orange moth on orange saucer ... in the kitchen<br /> Portrait here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85662/triodia_sylvina_-_portrait.html Alerdinck,Geotagged,Hepialidae,Lepidoptera,Netherlands,Orange swift,Triodia,Triodia sylvina,nl: Oranje wortelboorder" /></a></figure> Alerdinck,Geotagged,Hepialidae,Lepidoptera,Netherlands,Orange swift,Triodia,Triodia sylvina,nl: Oranje wortelboorder Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Triodia sylvina - Portrait

Portrait of this moth in the kitchen:

Orange moth on orange saucer ... in the kitchen<br /> Portrait here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85662/triodia_sylvina_-_portrait.html Alerdinck,Geotagged,Hepialidae,Lepidoptera,Netherlands,Orange swift,Triodia,Triodia sylvina,nl: Oranje wortelboorder

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    What a nice encounter! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
      Lion
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      Almost as if it had chosen the orange saucer for camouflage :o) Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Love those antennae! Nice shot, Arp! Posted 5 years ago

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The Orange swift

The orange swift or orange moth is a moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It was previously placed in the genus ''Hepialus''. It is distributed throughout Europe.

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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Oct 14, 2019. Captured in Den Alerdinckweg 2, 8055 PE Laag Zuthem, Netherlands.
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