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Noctua pronuba
Medium sized brown moth with or without pattering. Can vary in color from reddish to dark brown. Beautiful orangish-yellow underwings with black along the bottom edge.
Suburban yard (well planted).
Two different specimens found around the same time. I was mowing the lawn this morning and startled them out of the grass in two different places. I thought that they were butterflies at first because of the color but quickly was able to ID them once I got closer.
Spotted on May 18, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2012
6 Comments
Funny by me they are only orange underwings
So nice!!
Thank you very much KarenL.
alicelongmartin, yes, you could say that. :)
AshishNimkar, thank you for the compliments. I've started to carry my little digital camera around in my back pocket whenever I'm outside now, just in case!
Great spotting.... True learning lesson... Thanks for sharing this one here... Nice Snout underwing moth... very well presented...Love your pictures...!!
Looks like their petticoats are showing.
Beautiful!