Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta, Hübner, [1803])

General Information
This species is smaller than the other underwings.

Pupates in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: 14-17mm.
Foodplant(s): Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris), grasses, sallows (Salix spp.), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), broadleaved shrubs
Flying: One generation, July-August
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Open woodland, hedgerows and gardens.

Regional Information

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Similar Species

Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

73.346 (BF2112) Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta, Hübner, [1803]

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