Noctua (Latin for "little owl") is a genus of moths. They have dull, cryptic forewings and often very bright hindwings. These are hidden under the forewings when the moths rest, leading to their common name of yellow underwings. They are not particularly closely related to the "true" underwing moths (Catocala) though, apart from both being Noctuoidea (and in the traditional classification, Noctuidae). They are good fliers.
Species
- Noctua atlantica <small>(Warren, 1905</small>
- Noctua carvalhoi <small>Pinker, 1983</small>
- Noctua comes â lesser yellow underwing <small>Hübner, [1813]</small>
- Noctua fimbriata â broad-bordered yellow underwing <small>Schreber, 1759</small>
- Noctua interjecta â least yellow underwing <small>Hübner, [1803]</small>
- Noctua interposita <small>Hübner, [1790]</small>
- Noctua janthe â lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing <small>Borkhausen, 1792</small>
- Noctua janthina â lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing <small> Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775</small>
- Noctua noacki <small>Boursin, 1957</small>
- Noctua orbona â lunar yellow underwing <small>Hufnagel, 1766</small>
- Noctua pronuba â large yellow underwing <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Noctua teixeirai <small>Pinker, 1971</small>
- Noctua tertia <small>Mentzer, Moberg & Fibiger, 1991</small>
- Noctua tirrenica <small>Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983</small>
- Noctua undosa <small>Leech, 1889</small>
- Noctua warreni <small>Lödl, 1987</small>
Noctua comparison
References
- Noctua at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms