Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Fence Wood, Berks, on June 30th 2019. (1/200th sec at f14. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae Wing span: 44 - 54mm A stout, beautifully marked species that is unlike any other. The male has a reddish-brown to olive-green forewing. The female is pale brown, light green or pale reddish-brown. The hindwing is a rich orange-yellow with a broad black border. It is found in most of the British Isles, but not northern Scotland. It is widespread but local in Ireland. It is most frequent in broad-leaved woodland, and other well-wooded areas. There is one generation from July to September. It over-winters as a small larva. Larvae feed on a range of herbaceous plants, such as Common Nettle, Primrose and Broadleaved Dock. It comes to light in small numbers, and sugar. Sightings
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