Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 5, 2025, 2:57 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Noctua > Species: Noctua pronuba
- Vernacular names
- Huismoeder (NL), Large Yellow Underwing (EN), Le Hibou (FR), Hausmutter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 11 (as Triphaena pronuba L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 45–57 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva is noctural.
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a larva underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one protracted generation a year from late May till well into November.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Grasses
The larva feeds on different species of herbaceous plants and Gramineae.
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