Noctua interjecta
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| Noctua interjecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Noctua |
| Species: | N. interjecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Noctua interjecta Hübner, 1803 | |
The Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 31–36 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late June to August .
The larvae feed on various grasses and herbaceous plants such as Meadowsweet and Malva sylvestris.[1]
Habitat, France
Subspecies
- Noctua interjecta interjecta (Alps, southern France, northern and south-eastern Spain, northern Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, northern Greece and Romania)
- Noctua interjecta caliginosa (Schawerda, 1919) (southern and central England, Wales, southern Ireland, northern France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, northern Germany, Denmark, southern Sweden, Czech Republic and Austria)
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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