![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Noctua_janthe01.jpg/640px-Noctua_janthe01.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Noctua janthe
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noctua janthe, the lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. Some authors consider Noctua janthe and Noctua janthina to be the same species. It is found in Europe and North Africa.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Noctua_janthe-u.jpg/640px-Noctua_janthe-u.jpg)
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Moths_of_the_British_Isles_Plate116.jpg/640px-Moths_of_the_British_Isles_Plate116.jpg)
Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Noctua |
Species: | N. janthe |
Binomial name | |
Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792 | |
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from bright ochre to gray to brown, often with a reddish or light purple tint. Orbicular and reniform are not clearly marked. The hindwing is orange-yellow with a broad distal black band. This species can only be separated from Noctua janthina by examination of the genitalia. See Townsend et al.[1]
The moth flies in one generation from late June to September. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.[2]