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Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Photo by Dan Doucette
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43.0904, -79.0861

Field Notes

Description:

about 1.5", orange under wings

Habitat:

urban garden

Notes:

I found this moth in the gardens around the apartments at Oak Hall. It was trying to hide in a perennial.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Done and will do jgorneau. Maybe you should add southern Ontario to the mission area in your description, just so it's clear that you also want those spottings added.
Jacob Gorneau
Please add this and any other of your moths that fit the mission's range: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449
JVM
Looks like the "Large yellow Underwing" I spotted yesterday, not sure. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7224880

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2011

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