Lesser yellow underwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lesser yellow underwing Noctua comes

Where the lesser yellow underwing lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 57,282 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Lesser yellow underwing: Noctua.comes — Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Noctua comes
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the lesser yellow underwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser yellow underwing in 18 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 lesser yellow underwing?

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

About the lesser yellow underwing

The lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser yellow underwing (revision 1323056812), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q693618 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).