Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Common Swift Moth
Korscheltellus lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Hepialidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Antennae very short; body and wings of male yellowish-brown to orangish; wings elongate; forewing has row of whitish oblique spots arranged in shallow V or "dogleg" shape; hindwing with similar ground color but unmarked; female wing pattern similar to male but coloration more grayish, less orangish
Wing Span: 2.5-3.5 cm
Life History:
Flight: May and June
Caterpillar Hosts: Strawberry, lettuce, chicory, lucerne, potato, maize, tobacco, and several herbaceous ornamentals
Adult Food:
Habitat: Larvae live in soil around host plants in gardens and fields; adults are nocturnal and come to light
Range: Introduced to North America from Europe; apparently restricted to southern Ontario as of 2005
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Taxonomy Notes: None.

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Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.

Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.

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Displaying 1 - 24 of 26 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 09, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 05, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 02, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
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Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 26, 2017
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 25, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 10, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
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Observation date: May 31, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2018
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Observation date: May 31, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 02, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 02, 2018
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Observation date: May 29, 2017
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2017
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2017
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2017
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2016
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2017
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