LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING Noctua pronuba
Abundant. Upper two photographs show the two colour forms of the male and lower the female
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Common
Major increase in UK abundance since 1970 & more protracted flight season (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
Image of larva © Jane Erridge
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 11th June to 3rd November


MAP: black dots last record pre 2000 blue dots last record 2000 to 2009
red dots last record 2010 to 2019   green dots last record 2020 to present









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