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Noctuidae : Metoponiinae

Small Yellow Underwing

PANEMERIA tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
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Description
Wingspan: 19-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe from Iberian Peninsula  to Scandinavia, the Baltic States and east to Greece and Turkey.
UK Distribution: Resident. Local and thinly distributed in England,Wales,South-east Scotland and South-west Ireland. Probably under recorded due to its size and lack of appearance in light traps.
UK Conservation Status -
  • Local = 101 - 300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
Type Species - Panemeria
  • Noctua heliaca ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Type Locality -
  • Slovenia-Carniola
Flight Period: May-End August(South)-Univoltine
Habitat: Flower rich downland : Meadows : Roadside verges : Sea cliffs
Similar Species -
  • Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763)
Larva: June-July-where they feed on the seed capsules of Common Mouse-ear or Field Mouse-ear.The larva is light green below a yellowish lateral line on the spiracles and darker green above this line with central darker green lateral line on top and two feint yellowish lateral lines on the outside viewed on top of the larva.
Pupa: Overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: Although the similar species P.aurata at first sight could be confused with the Small Yellow Underwing there is no other micro moth with its brown forewing with zigzag antemedian fascia line and broad yellow band on the hindwings.
P.aurata has reddish forewings with golden yellow spots and the hindwing yellow band is far narrower.

The moth flies in sunshine where it is often found on its larval food plant white flower, Common Mouse-ear Chickweed, Dandelion, Buttercup and Common Daisy or settled on grass stems. (see photo 1)


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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Metoponiinae
PANEMERIA Hübner, [1823]
Panemeria tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
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Noctua heliaca ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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PHALAENA tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
= Patterneria tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
= Noctua arbuti Fabricius, 1775
= Noctua heliaca Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Phalaena (Noctua) policula Lang, 1789
= Phalaena (Noctua) fasciola Esper, 1791
= Anara jocosa Zeller, 11847
= Heliodes arbutoides Bellier, 1860.
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Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliæ indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnæana. - pp. [1-35], 1-420, [1]. Vindobonae. (Trattner) : Title Page :  p.230 - n.577
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Slovenia-Carniola