European Yellow Underwing Moth vs least yellow underwing

Noctua pronuba compared with Noctua interjecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Yellow Underwing Moth	least yellow underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Noctua	Noctua
Species	Noctua pronuba	Noctua interjecta

Evolutionary Relationship

European Yellow Underwing Moth and least yellow underwing share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Noctua.

Conservation Status

European Yellow Underwing Moth

LC — Least Concern

least yellow underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Yellow Underwing Moth	least yellow underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Yellow Underwing Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

least yellow underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden