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
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 verified sightings
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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Observation date: Jun 10, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
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Observation date: May 28, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
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