Kebnat
INSECTS

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Insects
IntroducedNocturnal
Large Yellow Underwing, photo 1 of 5
Large Yellow Underwing, Caterpillar
Large Yellow Underwing, Pupa
26 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae 26 mm long. Introduced to Québec and nocturnal.

There are 941 observations of Large Yellow Underwing in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal218
  2. Estrie182
  3. Montérégie152
  4. Capitale-Nationale86
  5. Outaouais55
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue47
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine44
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent43
  9. Laurentides33
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  12. Lanaudière15
  13. Côte-Nord14
  14. Mauricie6
  15. Laval4
  16. Centre-du-Québec2
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Common beetBeta vulgaris
Queen Anne's laceDaucus carota
TOXIC
Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
Pot marigoldCalendula officinalis
Common plantainPlantago major
Sweet violetViola odorata
TOXIC
Broadleaf wild leekAllium ampeloprasum
Field mustardBrassica rapa
Narrowleaf hawkweedHieracium umbellatum
Cowslip primrosePrimula veris

Similar species

Greater Red DartAbagrotis alternata
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Tessellate DartEuxoa tessellata
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
Smith's DartXestia smithii
Otter Spiramater MothSpiramater lutra
Miranda MothProxenus miranda
Armyworm MothPseudaletia unipuncta
Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon