Orange swift: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the orange swift lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Triodia sylvina
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Hepialidae

Where does the orange swift live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the orange swift in 20 countries and territories across Europe.

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 orange swift?

The orange swift (Triodia sylvina) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Hepialidae, genus Triodia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the orange swift

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Orange swift (revision 1369370914), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q474591 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).