Noctua comes, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Noctua comes (Hübner, 1813)
MOTH INFO
Noctua comes is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Noctua comes (Hübner, 1813)
Noctua orbona (Fabricius, 1787)
Phalaena (Noctua) pronuba-minor (Villers, 1789)
Tryphaena curtisi (Newman, 1870)
Common name
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Noctua
Wingspan
36-49 mm
Habitat
Coastal dunes, glades, meadows, and woodlands.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants i.e. Compositae (Cirsium), Plantaginaceae (Plantago), Polygonaceae (Rumex), Rosaceae (Prunus spinosa, Crataegus), Salicaceae (Salix), etc.
Flight period
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