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Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758) - Large Yellow Underwing

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933551		 MONA Number:
11003.10		 Other Common Names:
Large Yellow-winged Dart, Greater Yellow Underwing, Winter Cutworm
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: 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.
Noctua pronubaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on a wide range of plants, including grasses and many crop species. Pogue (2006) specifically lists cabbage, carrots, tomato, potato, grapes, violets, Gladiolus, forget-me-nots (Myosotis), evening-primrose (Oenothera), Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua), knotweed (Polygonum), and dock (Rumex). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Exotic Invaded Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SNA]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is a exotic introduced from Eurasia

 Photo Gallery for Noctua pronuba - Large Yellow Underwing

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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-11
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-10
Ashe Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25
Mitchell Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: David George, Randy Newman on 2024-10-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-10-13
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-23
Yancey Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-12
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-30
Carteret Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-04-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-07-20
Cabarrus Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-06-12
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-14
Guilford Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-01-05
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-30
Buncombe Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2018-09-03
Carteret Co.
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Noctua pronubaRecorded by: Vin Stanton on 2018-08-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Noctua pronubaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2018-06-05
Beaufort Co.
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