Noctua pronuba

Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Noctuidae)

Male	Colour Variant
Female	Larva

Forewing Length: 21-26mm;
Wingspan: 45-55mm

Egg Larva Pupa Adult

? August - May
(Earliest: 30.12) (15-20 Days) May - October
(Earliest: 30.5)
(Migratory)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Wet Meadows
Wet Forest
Beech Forest

Gardens

Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)
Hieracium umbellatum
Taraxacum campylodes
Rumex obtusifolius
Digitalis purpurea

Fragaria vesca
Plantago major
Ochlopoa annua

Food:
(Adult)
Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Cotesia tibialis Larva
Protapanteles fulvipes Larva
Pales pavida Larva

Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Many Braconidae Larvae
Many Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Noctua pronuba
Noctua pronuba
Nature Spot: Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Noctua pronuba
Lepiforum: Noctua pronuba
Plant Parasites of Europe: Noctua pronuba

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Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	August - May (Earliest: 30.12)	(15-20 Days)	May - October (Earliest: 30.5) (Migratory)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows	Wet Forest	Beech Forest
	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Hieracium umbellatum	Taraxacum campylodes	Rumex obtusifolius	Digitalis purpurea
	Fragaria vesca	Plantago major	Ochlopoa annua
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia tibialis Larva	Protapanteles fulvipes Larva	Pales pavida Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Many Tachinidae Larvae