Orange swift

Triodia sylvina

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.
Triodia sylvina - Portrait Portrait of this moth in the kitchen: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85661/orange_moth_on_orange_saucer.html Alerdinck,Geotagged,Hepialidae,Lepidoptera,Netherlands,Orange swift,Triodia,Triodia sylvina,nl: Oranje wortelboorder

Appearance

This species has a wingspan of 32–48 mm. The male has rich orange forewings with two white bars forming a "V" shape. The hindwings are dark brown. The female is similar but generally larger and less brightly coloured. It flies at night from June to September and is attracted to light.
Orange Swift Moth (Triodia sylvina) I was in my garage the other night, gently clearing away excessive spider webs, when I was dive bombed by a reasonably sized Moth, which then seemed to disappear, despite a lengthy search on my part. The next morning, I found this male Orange Swift at the garage window, where he stayed all day. You can tell it's the male because males are more brightly coloured and smaller than the females. Alas, no video to show you. Geotagged,Orange swift,Summer,Triodia sylvina,United Kingdom

Food

The larva feeds on the roots of various plants including bracken, dandelion, dock, hop and viper's bugloss. This species overwinters twice as a larva.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHepialidae
GenusTriodia
SpeciesT. sylvina
Photographed in
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands