Noctua pronuba, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

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