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Noctuidae : Noctuinae

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

NOCTUA fimbriata (Schreber,1759)
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Description
Wingspan: 45-55mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Turkey : Caucasus : Transcaucasia : Armenia : Turkmenistan
UK Distribution: Resident : Common throughout Britain : Isle of Man & Ireland-less frequent : Scottish Isles of Orkney and Shetland-rare : Channel Islands-widespread but occasional
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status - 
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena fimbriata Schreber, 1759
Type Species - Noctua
  • Phalaena pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type Locality -
  • Germany,Halle
Flight Period: South-June-early October : Elsewhere-July-September
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland habitats preferred : Parks : Gardens
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Larva September to following May : Option 1-final instar larva orange with decreasing black marks covering spiracles viewed from side.Fine lateral line along larva viewed from above . Option 2-Larva lightish brown with smaller black spiracle spots and buff continuous lateral line. Larva feeds by night,hiding by day under leaf litter
Pupa: Pupates underground
Overwinters as: Small larva close to ground
Observations: The Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing N. fimbriata is a beautifully striking robust looking moth which carries colour variations ranging from light browns through olive green to dark brown with stunning constant wing markings.The wings are usually slightly folded when the moth comes to rest and the thorax seems extremely large.Males tend to be olive green or reddish brown and the females tend to be light green or orange-buff.

The moth emerges here in the south in June where it tends to aestivate before reappearing again in August and September where it is occasionally drawn to the light trap(2 specimens this year at writing) and is also attracted to sugaring.

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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Noctuinae
Noctuini
NOCTUA Linnaeus, 1758
Noctua fimbriata (Schreber, 1759)
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Phalaena pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)
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PHALAENA fimbriata (Schreber, 1759)
= Phalaena domiduca Hufnagel, 1766
= Phalaena (Noctua) fimbria Linnaeus, 1767
= Noctua solani Fabricius, 1787
= parthenii Schrank, 1801.
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Novae Species Insectorum : Title Page : Lepidoptera p.13/14 - n.10
Illustration n.9
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Germany, Halle