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 (Warren, 1905 Noctua carvalhoi Pinker, 1983 Noctua comes – lesser yellow underwing Hübner, Noctua fimbriata – broad-bordered yellow underwing Schreber, 1759 Noctua interjecta – least yellow underwing Hübner, Noctua interposita Hübner, Noctua janthe – lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing Borkhausen, 1792 Noctua janthina – Langmaid's yellow underwing Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957 Noctua orbona – lunar yellow underwing Hufnagel, 1766 Noctua pronuba – large yellow underwing (Linnaeus, 1758) Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971 Noctua tertia Mentzer, Moberg & Fibiger, 1991 Noctua tirrenica Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983 Noctua undosa Leech, 1889 Noctua warreni Lödl, 1987
Noctua comparison
References
Noctua at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms