- Noctua interjecta
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Noctua interjecta 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Noctua Species: N. interjecta Binomial name Noctua interjecta
Hübner, 1803The Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 31–36 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late June to August [1].
The larvae feed on various grasses and herbaceous plants such as Meadowsweet and Malva sylvestris.
Subspecies
- Noctua interjecta interjecta (Alps, southern France, northern and south-eastern Spain, northern Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, northern Greece and Romania)
- Noctua interjecta caliginosa (Schawerda, 1919) (southern and central England, Wales, southern Ireland, northern France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, northern Germany, Denmark, southern Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria)
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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