Noctua (Latin for "little owl") is a genus of moths. They have dull, cryptic forewings and often very bright hindwings. These are hidden under the forewings when the moths rest, leading to their common name of yellow underwings. They are not particularly closely related to the "true" underwing moths (Catocala) though, apart from both being Noctuoidea (and in the traditional classification, Noctuidae). They are good fliers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Noctuini |
| Genus: | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Phalaena pronuba Linnaeus, 1758[1]
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Species
edit- Noctua atlantica (Warren, 1905
- Noctua carvalhoi Pinker, 1983
- Noctua comes – lesser yellow underwing Hübner, [1813]
- Noctua fimbriata – broad-bordered yellow underwing Schreber, 1759
- Noctua interjecta – least yellow underwing Hübner, [1803]
- Noctua interposita Hübner, [1790]
- Noctua janthe – lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing Borkhausen, 1792
- Noctua janthina – lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957
- Noctua orbona – lunar yellow underwing Hufnagel, 1766
- Noctua pronuba – large yellow underwing (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971
- Noctua tertia Mentzer, Moberg & Fibiger, 1991
- Noctua tirrenica Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983
- Noctua undosa Leech, 1889
- Noctua warreni Lödl, 1987
Noctua comparison
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References
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- ^ a b "Genus: Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 . Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1 : 508". Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Noctua Linnaeus, 1758". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- Noctua at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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