Parasitized Noctua pronuba Eggs

Sorry for the poor quality! I'm only sharing this photo because it shows healthy and parasitized hatched eggs. The healthy eggs are the whitish/clear ones, while the dark grayish black eggs were parasitized - probably by a wasp. Some eggs remain unhatched.

Habitat: Rural backyard

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

It's like the species cover photo is the Photoshop version of reality whilst yours shows actual reality, a lot more messy. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Haha, exactly! Posted 5 years ago

The Large yellow underwing

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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young