Orange swift

Orange swift
Triodia sylvina, male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Triodia
Species:
T. sylvina
Binomial name
Triodia sylvina
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena (Noctua) sylvina Linnaeus, 1761
    • Alphus sylvinus (Linnaeus, 1761)
    • Hepialus sylvina (Linnaeus, 1761)
    • Hepialus sylvinus (Linnaeus, 1761)
    • Bombyx hamma [Denis and Schiffermüller], 1775
    • Hepialus angulatus Fabricius, 1781
    • Phalaena multicolor Fourcroy, 1785
    • Hegialus crux Fabricius, 1787
    • Noctua angulum de Villers, 1789
    • Noctua c-album de Villers, 1789
    • Hepialus fauna Schrank, 1801
    • Hepialus cruxator Haworth, 1802
    • Hepialus angulator Haworth, 1802
    • Hepialus sylvinator Haworth, 1802
    • Hepialus pallidus Hormuzaki, 1894
    • Hepialus poecilus Hormuzaki, 1894
    • Hepialus kruegeri Turati, 1909
    • Hepialus victoriae Petkoff, 1914
    • Hepialus brunnescens Lempke, 1938
    • Hepialus pauper Lempke, 1938
    • Hepialus androgynus Agenjo, 1942
    • Hepialus pardoi Agenjo, 1942
    • Hepialus alfaroi Agenjo, 1942
    • Hepialus laincalvo Agenjo, 1942
    • Triodia nigrescens Lempke, 1961
    • Triodia obscura Lempke, 1961
    • Triodia pallida Lempke, 1961
    • Triodia reducta Lempke, 1961

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

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