Common swift moth: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common swift moth lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Korscheltellus lupulina
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Hepialidae

Where does the common swift moth live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common swift moth in 16 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the common swift moth?

The common swift moth (Korscheltellus lupulina) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Hepialidae, genus Korscheltellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common swift moth

The common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It was previously placed in the genus Hepialus. It is a common, often abundant European species. The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common swift moth (revision 1366364293), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27997734 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).