Moths of North Carolina
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115 NC Records

Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758) - Large Yellow Underwing


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933551.00 MONA Number: 11003.10
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
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See also Habitat Account for Exotic Invaded Habitats
Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-30
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-04-30
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-06-12
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-14
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-01-05
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-30
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2018-09-03
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-08-14
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-06-05
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-06-05
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2016-06-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2016-05-12
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf on 2014-08-26
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2014-08-24
Surry Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2013-07-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-07-25
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2012-06-07
Warren Co.
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Recorded by: Doug Blatny/Jackie Nelson on 2012-05-25
Ashe Co.
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