Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Observed by lpearcelpearce's reputation in Invertebrateslpearce's reputation in Invertebrateslpearce's reputation in Invertebrateslpearce's reputation in Invertebrates on 2nd September 2009
(Added to iSpot on 2nd September 2009)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Another moth I am not sure about.

Location: Badnaban, Sutherland
Identification

Other observations of Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)

Comments

Green collar is the giveaway

2 September 2009 - 8:20pm — gary.hilton
S159 Neighbourhood Nature - course complete
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Yes I think you are right. The green collar is the giveaway, although this does fade so not all LBBYU have them. The rather indistinct markings and general shape look right too.

Gary Hilton

agree

2 September 2009 - 9:56pm — Martin Harvey
Berkshire Moth GroupFSC - Field Studies CouncilOPAL iSpot team
Invertebrates expert

I agree with Les and Gary's comments. I suppose for completeness we should mention the closely related and very similar Langmaid's Yellow Underwing, which was first found in Britain in the early 1990s, see:
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2885

To tell these two apart requires close examination of such things as the underside of the forewings, but as far as I know Langmaid's Yellow Underwing has only been found in southern England so far (and not many times even there), so the chances are overwhelmingly in favour of Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.

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