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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Noctua pronuba
Noctua pronuba(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Noctuinae
  3. Noctuini
  4. Noctuina
  5. Noctua
  6.  pronuba
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TL: Greece, Crete

Habitat

  • Forest edges
  • Gardens
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Parks
  • Scrub
  • Wet river valleys

Similar species

  • Cryptocala acadiensis
  • Noctua comes
  • Noctua interposita
MU
FU

44-56 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOsenice šťovíková
    DanskStor smutugle
    DeutschHausmutter
    Eesti keelHarilik mõrsjaöölane
    EnglishLarge Yellow Underwing
    EspañolNoctuido de la acedera
    FrançaisHibou
    ÍslenskaGulygla
    LietuviųPaprastasis geltonsparnis dirvin
    MagyarNagy sárga-fűbagoly
    NederlandsHuismoeder
    NorskVanlig båndfly
    PolskiRolnica tasiemka
    SlovenčinaMora štiavová
    SrpskiКућна мајчица
    SuomeksiIsomorsiusyökkönen
    SvenskaAllmänt bandfly
    ΕλληνικάΚοπτοσκώληκας της αμπέλου
    РусскийСовка большая ленточная
    РусскийСовка маточная
    РусскийСовка Пронуба
    УкраїнськаСовка стрічкова велика
    中文模夜蛾
    ייִדישאגרוטיס כתום
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsparagaceaeDrimia maritimaSea squill
    AsteraceaeCichorium endivia
    AsteraceaeCyanus montanaPerennial cornflower
    AsteraceaeHelichrysum luteoalbumJersey Cudweed
    AsteraceaeHieraciumHawkweed
    AsteraceaeLactuca sativaLettuce
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    BerberidaceaBerberis thunbergiiThunberg's barberry
    BrassicaceaeBrassica napusRapeseed
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    CaryophyllaceaeStellaria holosteaGreater Stitchwort
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeGenista tinctoriaDyer's Greenweed
    FabaceaeLathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    JuncacaeJuncus bufoniusToad Rush
    PapaveraceaeFumariaFumitory
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PlantaginaceaePlantago majorRatstail Plantain
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeFestuca pratensisMeadow Fescue
    PoaceaeHordeum vulgareBarley
    PoaceaeMolinia arundinacea
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
    PolygonaceaeRumex acetosaCommon Sorrel
    PolygonaceaeRumex crispusCurly Dock
    PrimulaceaePrimulaPrimrose
    RosaceaePotentilla reptansCreeping cinquefoil
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RosaceaeRubus fruticosusBlackberry
    RubiaceaeGalium mollugoHedge Bedstraw
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum phlomoidesOrange mullein
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
    ViolaceaeViolaViolet
    VitaceaeVitis viniferaCommon Grape Vine
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Adult, upperside.

Joanna NowaraPoland, Lubliniec

Adult.

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Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Adult.

Maciej MatrajBelgium, Helchteren-Houthalen Oost

Adult.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Larva, brown form.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wrocław

Larva, brown form.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva, brown form.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Radom-Gołębiów

Larva, green form.

Michał SzóstakPoland, Chojnice

Larva, green form.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Budy Uśniackie

Pupa.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Radom-Gołębiów

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Eggs.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz
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