Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina (=Hepialus lupulinus), (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information
This is the most common of the UK swift moths.

The female is larger and the male has quite variable markings.

Flies mainly at dusk and within the first hour of darkness.

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

Forewing length: M 11-16mm. F 15-20mm.
Foodplant(s): grasses, herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, May-July
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Grassland, gardens, roadsides, fens and moorland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Orange Swift Triodia sylvina (=Hepialus)

Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta (=Hepialus)

3.002 (BF0017) Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina (=Hepialus lupulinus), (Linnaeus, 1758)

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