Genus Noctua - Yellow Underwings

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Range · Internet References

Large Yellow Underwing Moth -- Noctua pronuba - Noctua

emerged moth of previously posted pupa - Noctua pronuba - female

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)

Tribe Noctuini

Genus Noctua (Yellow Underwings)

Other Common Names

N. pronuba is the Large Yellow Underwing (or Greater Yellow Underwing); N. comes is the Lesser Yellow Underwing.

Numbers

2 species in North America, although Nearctica lists just one: N. pronuba

2 species in Canada, both introduced from Europe (CBIF)

Range

N. pronuba occurs coast to coast in Canada and US

N. comes currently occurs (at least in Canada) only in British Columbia (CBIF)

Internet References

pinned adult images of both species occurring in Canada (CBIF)

live adult & larva images of Lesser Yellow Underwing (Moths & Butterflies of Europe and North Africa)

live adult & larva images of Lesser Yellow Underwing (Hants Moths, UK)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 15 January, 2005 - 10:58pm
Last updated 28 May, 2006 - 10:12pm

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