Map-winged swift - Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Wingspan 30 to 35 mm.
A good photograph is generally required to support your record.
Often associated with moorland and areas where Bracken is plentiful.
The adults fly in June and July.
The larvae live underground and feed on the roots of Bracken.
This species is generally distributed across Britain, but is local in some parts. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as local.
Scarce / uncommon in VC55.
Adrian Russell
Bardon Hill
24 May 2009
andrew johnson
dadlington
11 July 2013
MFBraker
Bradgate deerbarns
24 June 2016
Map wingers swift
Mike Higgott
Bradgate Park
23 June 2017
MFBraker
Bradgate deerbarns
24 June 2016
Map winged swift
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Species profile
- Common names
- Map-winged Swift
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Hepialidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 24/05/2009 (Russell, Adrian)
- Last record:
- 01/07/2023 (Wing, Diana)
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MFBraker
Bradgatedeerbarns
04 June 2018
Mapwinged swift
MFBraker
Bradgatedeerbarns
04 June 2018
Mapwinged swift
