Noctua pronuba, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Noctua pronuba is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctua connuba (Hübner, 1822)
Triphaena innuba (Treitschke, 1825)
Common name
Large Yellow Underwing
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Noctua
Wingspan
44-56 mm
Habitat
In a variety of habitats i.e. gardens, stream and river banks, parks, wet river valleys, heathlands, shrubland, forest edges, etc.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants i.e. Vitaceae (Vitis vinifera), Compositae (Hieracium, Taraxacum, Tanacetum vulgare), Brassicaceae (Brassica, Raphanus raphanistrum), Plantaginaceae (Plantago major), Urticaceae (Urtica), Poaceae (Gramineae), Apocynaceae (Vinca major), Rosaceae (Prunus spinosa, Rubus fruticosus, Sanguisorba minor), Fagaceae (Quercus robur), Cistaceae (Cistus salviifolius), Leguminosae (Lotus corniculatus, Medicago sativa), etc.
Flight period
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