Family: Noctuidae

73.344 Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona

There are 13 county records of 5 individuals from 11 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [5 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jul
1
Aug
0
Sep
1

Earliest: 14 Jul 1881 - Latest:

Historical Abundance

1929
2
1899
0
1896
1
1895
0
1888
0
1886
1
1881
0
1868
1
1839
0

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
2 (1)
VC68
11 (4)

Similar Species

2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

Status Grade 4

Larval food plants

17. Various grasses
Chickweed Stellaria media
Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata
Common Couch Grass Elytrigia repens
Cowslip Primula veris
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Herbaceous plants Herbaceous plants
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundincaea
Sheep's Fescue Festuca ovina
Wavy Hair Grass Deschampsia flexuosa

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