Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.
I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.
The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua fimbriata
The moth is from the family of Noctuidae, subfamily Noctuinae.
It Is a sizeable macro moth,
with a wingspan of 45 to 55 mm.
The moth as one generation and its flight season are from July to September.
The moth's habitat is mainly broadleaved woodland, and other well-wooded areas, also in gardens.
The species overwinters close to the ground as a small larva from September to May,
Feeding at night and hiding by day in leaf litter it then pupates underground.
The larval foodplant is a wide range of herbaceous plants,
will climb to feed on low woody plants like bramble mostly at springtime.
The moth is a common species found throughout most of mainland UK, although is less common in Scotland.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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