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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Yellow Underwings (Noctua) » Large Yellow Underwing - Hodges#11003.1 (Noctua pronuba)
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Brown moth with snout - Noctua pronuba
Copyright © 2007 SusannahA

Brown moth with snout - Noctua pronuba
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
July 4, 2007
Size: about 1 inch
I found this moth sleeping in the daytime in a sheltered spot by the wall. After I photographed it and put it outside again, it stayed put until dusk, then flew away.

Closeup of markings to follow.
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Contributed by SusannahA on 5 July, 2007 - 3:00am
Last updated 13 January, 2008 - 9:10pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Mike Boone, 13 January, 2008 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

Probably 11012.1 Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba
B.P.
… Bob Patterson, 5 July, 2007 - 5:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! Looking closely at
Thanks!

Looking closely at the others here, it does seem so.

I had looked at a few photos of yellow underwings, but none seemed quite the thing. The ones here on BugGuide do seem quite similar.
… SusannahA, 5 July, 2007 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

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