Species Details

ABH: 73.348

BF: 2111

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Taxon: Noctua janthe

Authority: (Borkhausen, 1792)

Vernacular: Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Account: Common in a wide range of habitats, including woodland, hedgerows, gardens, heathland and moorland throughout the British Isles. Could be confused with the much rarer Langmaid's Yellow Underwing N. janthina, which see. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including White Dead-nettle, Broad-leaved Dock and Scentless Mayweed.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 34 — 44 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 30 Jun (2010) — 3 Nov (2024)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/noctua-janthe/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1439

Individuals: 1949

Earliest Year: 1886

Latest Year: 2025

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