Family

Swift Moths

Hepialidae

28 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyHepialidae (Swift Moths)

Species in this group

Wiseana umbraculatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Aenetus virescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Korscheltellus fusconebulosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Triodia sylvina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fraus linogyna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Korscheltellus lupulina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aoraia dinodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phymatopus hecta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elhamma australasiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Abantiades labyrinthicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxycanus australis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hepialus humuli

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sthenopis purpurascens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leto venus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Wiseana jocosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Wiseana signata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pharmacis carna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dumbletonius unimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Abantiades hyalinatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aenetus cyanochlora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gazoryctra mathewi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxycanus sirpus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Korscheltellus gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aenetus eximia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aenetus ligniveren

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Abantiades latipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Abantiades atripalpis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fraus crocea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Swift Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 28	~50%
	Labyrinthine Ghost Moth			~10%
	Southern Oxycanus			~10%
	Mustard Ghost Moth			~10%
	Elhamma australasiae			~10%
	Oxycanus sirpus			~10%
	Common Splendid Ghost Moth			~10%
	Pindi Moth			~10%
	Bardi Moth			~10%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 28	~40%
	Bog Porina			~30%
	Aoraia dinodes			~10%
	Wiseana jocosa			~10%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 28	~30%
	Elhamma australasiae			~10%
	Mustard Ghost Moth			~10%
	Forest Splendid Ghost Moth			~10%
	Common Splendid Ghost Moth			~10%
	Fraus crocea			<5%
4	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 28	~20%
	Pūriri Moth			~20%
	Dumbletonius unimaculata			~10%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 28	~20%
	Map-Winged Swift			~10%
	Gold Swift			~10%
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~20%
	🦋 Fraus linogyna			~10%
	Elhamma australasiae			~10%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Map-Winged Swift			<5%
	Gold Swift			<5%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
	Map-Winged Swift			<5%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
	Map-Winged Swift			<5%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
11	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 28	~10%
	Bog Porina			~10%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 28	~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
13	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 28	~10%
	Ghost Moth			~10%
14	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Labyrinthine Ghost Moth			~10%
15	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	~10%
	Four-Spotted Ghost Moth			~10%
16	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 28	~10%
	Silverspotted Ghost			~10%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 28	~10%
	Map-Winged Swift			~10%
19	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 28	~10%
	Sand Porina			~10%
20	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 28	~10%
	Esper's Alpine Swift Moth			~10%
21	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Aenetus cyanochlora			~10%
22	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	~10%
	Mathew's Ghost Moth			~10%
23	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Elhamma australasiae			~10%
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	~10%
	Conifer Swift Moth			~10%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 28	<5%
	Orange Swift			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
2	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
3	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 28	~20%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Ghost Moth			~10%
4	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
5	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 28	~20%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
6	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 28	~20%
	Pūriri Moth			~20%
7	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 28	~20%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
8	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 28	~20%
	Elhamma australasiae			~10%
	Bardi Moth			<5%
	Common Splendid Ghost Moth			<5%
	Labyrinthine Ghost Moth			<5%
	Southern Oxycanus			<5%
9	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
10	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
12	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 28	~10%
	Common Swift Moth			~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
13	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
14	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
15	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
16	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
17	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
18	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 28	~10%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
	Orange Swift			<5%
19	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
20	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
21	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~10%
	Elhamma australasiae			<5%
	Forest Splendid Ghost Moth			<5%
22	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 28	~10%
	Map-Winged Swift			<5%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
23	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
24	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
26	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
27	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
28	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
29	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
30	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			~10%
31	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 28	~10%
	Orange Swift			<5%
	Ghost Moth			<5%
32	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 28	<5%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%
33	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	<5%
	Four-Spotted Ghost Moth			<5%
34	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	<5%
	Common Swift Moth			<5%

Swift Moths

Species in this group

Bog Porina

Pūriri Moth

Map-Winged Swift

Orange Swift

Fraus linogyna

Common Swift Moth

Aoraia dinodes

Gold Swift

Elhamma australasiae

Labyrinthine Ghost Moth

Southern Oxycanus

Ghost Moth

Four-Spotted Ghost Moth

Silverspotted Ghost

Wiseana jocosa

Sand Porina

Esper's Alpine Swift Moth

Dumbletonius unimaculata

Mustard Ghost Moth

Aenetus cyanochlora

Mathew's Ghost Moth

Oxycanus sirpus

Conifer Swift Moth

Forest Splendid Ghost Moth

Common Splendid Ghost Moth

Pindi Moth

Bardi Moth

Fraus crocea

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Swift Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked