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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Yellow Underwings (Noctua) » Lesser Yellow Underwing - Hodges#11003.2 (Noctua comes)
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Noctuid - Noctua comes - female
Copyright © 2008 Michel Kleinbaum

Noctuid - Noctua comes - Female
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
September 13, 2008
Size: 20mm approx
attracted to light
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Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 14 September, 2008 - 3:26pm
Last updated 4 October, 2008 - 11:20pm

This specimen lacks a black c
This specimen lacks a black costal spot on the subterminal line, so I think it is Noctua comes (Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Noctuini).
… Jan Metlevski , 15 September, 2008 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Noctuid
Thank you for this information
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 17 September, 2008 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
N. comes makes sense given wh
N. comes makes sense given where the photo was taken is not that far from B.C.
Nina
… Nina, 17 September, 2008 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

This looks to be one of the y
This looks to be one of the yellow underwings (Noctua sp.). The range section of the Noctua sp. page here on BG says "N. pronuba occurs coast to coast in Canada and US
N. comes currently occurs (at least in Canada) only in British Columbia"

Nina
… Nina, 14 September, 2008 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
yellow underwings (Noctua sp.).
I am getting lots of them, 2 to 4 daily. This one looks different though as the others are larger, longer and patterned somewhat differently.
Thank you for the info.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 14 September, 2008 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

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