Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba
TL: ~30 mm. FW was dark brown; reniform spot with black scales; black subapical patch. HW is orange with black terminal band. Hosts: Grasses and low plants. Status : Common
Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area
2021(63)
The large yellow underwing is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout the Palearctic ecozone, one of the most common and most familiar moths of the region. In some years the species is highly migratory with large numbers appearing suddenly in marginal parts of the range.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 21, 2021. Captured Jun 20, 2021 23:26 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
