Straw underwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the straw underwing lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thalpophila matura
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the straw underwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the straw underwing in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

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 straw underwing?

The straw underwing (Thalpophila matura) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Thalpophila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the straw underwing

The straw underwing (Thalpophila matura) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found from North Africa west through South Europe and Central Europe. In the north it is in parts of Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Estonia. Further east the range stretches from southern Russia and Asia minor to the Caucasus.

This species has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. The forewings are dark brown, often variegated with paler and reddish patches and usually with prominent whitish postterminal fascia. The hindwings are very distinctive, pale straw coloured with a broad blackish band at the margin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Straw underwing (revision 1293499567), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q914233 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).