Species Noctua pronuba - Large Yellow Underwing - Hodges#11003.1

11003.1

Greater Yellow Underwing

Winter Cutworm (larva)

Adult: hindwing yellow with black terminal band; forewing varies from light to dark brown to orangish to grayish, and from almost unmarked to boldly patterned; reniform spot large and either dark or barely visible; small dark patch along costa near apex nearly always present (see links to images in Internet References section below).

most of North America

native to Eurasia

Larvae feed on a variety of crops and vegetables, plus grasses (Moths of North Dakota)

Larva; larva; larva closeup; pupa; adult

Introduced from Europe to Nova Scotia in 1979, this species has since spread north to the Arctic Ocean, west to the Pacific, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

In British Columbia and northwestern US, the similar Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) has a small black arc on the hindwing, lacking in N. pronuba

Noctua pronuba ..........N. comes

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Hemieuxoa rudens - Hodges #10914

Lafontaine, J.D., 1998. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 63; pl. 1.46-47. (1)

Pacific Northwest Moths (2)

Moth Photographers Group - species account with photos of larvae, living and pinned adults.

live adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Moths of North Dakota (Gerald Fauske)