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Lunar Yellow Underwing

Noctua orbona

67Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May0
Jun18
Jul7
Aug8
Sep26
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England40
2Norfolk England5
3Highland Scotland5
4Worcestershire England2
5Wirral England2
6Telford and Wrekin England2
7Cambridgeshire England1
8Surrey England1
9East Lothian Scotland1
60 England6 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
67
Peak month
September
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Noctua orbona
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
51
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Noctua
Name with authority
Noctua orbona Hufnagel, 1766
Described
1766

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1819319 · GBIF 1789755