Large yellow underwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the large yellow underwing lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Noctua pronuba
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the large yellow underwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the large yellow underwing in 23 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Canada it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the large yellow underwing?

The large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Noctua. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the large yellow underwing

The large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout the palearctic, one of the most common and most familiar moths of the region. In some years the species is highly migratory with large numbers appearing suddenly in marginal parts of the range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large yellow underwing (revision 1380891071), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1563597 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).