Noctua janthe
Appearance
Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Noctua |
Species: | N. janthe
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Binomial name | |
Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792
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Noctua janthe, the lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. Some authors consider Noctua janthe and Noctua janthina to be the same species. It is found in Europe and North Africa.
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The wingspan is 30–40 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from bright ochre to gray to brown, often with a reddish or light purple tint. Orbicular and reniform are not clearly marked. The hindwing is orange-yellow with a broad distal black band. This species can only be separated from Noctua janthina by examination of the genitalia.[1] The moth flies in one generation from late June to September.[1]
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.[2]
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
External links
- Lepiforum Includes comparison with janthina photos and other diagnostics.
- Noctua janthe, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Fauna Europaea
- Vlindernet (in Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, at UKMoths
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