The Moths and Butterflies of Huntingdonshire

General Information
Pupates in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 16-20mm.
Foodplant(s): White Dead-nettle (Lamium album), Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius), Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum), Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), sallows (Salix spp.), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), broadleaved shrubs
Flying: One generation, late July-early September
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Woodland, hedgerows and gardens.

Regional Information

Recorded in 144 (53.3%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in October 2025

Recorded date range (Adult): 25 June to 23 October

Recorded date range (Larva/Leafmine): 06 April to 12 July

2111 (ABH73.348) Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe, (Borkhausen, 1792)

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