Noctua orbona
Lunar yellow underwing | |
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Mounted male and female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Noctua |
Species: | N. orbona
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Binomial name | |
Noctua orbona (Hufnagel, 1766)
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Noctua orbona, the lunar yellow underwing, is a
Distribution
North Africa (
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The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The hemispherical egg has a flattened base. It is initially whitish and turns orange shortly before the hatching of the larva. The surface is ribbed.
The colouration of the caterpillar varies from ochre yellow to brown-grey. It has three whitish dorsal lines. Between the dorsal lines, a black, elongated spot is developed on each segment. The caterpillar is lighter coloured on the sides with a wide reddish grey lateral stripe. A black, yellow-lined spot is present on the after shield. The brownish head has a fine mesh pattern and two dark arc stripes. The pronotum is also brownish and shows three bright longitudinal lines. The pupa is glossy brown to brown-red.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants and grasses.
External links
- Lunar yellow underwing, at UKMoths
- Lepiforum
- Noctua comes, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Fauna Europaea