Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) on May 29, 2023
Submitter has sample
Description of specimen
Found in our yard while doing yard work near pur apple tree.
Commentary
Thank you for your report! That is Noctua pronuba, the Large yellow underwing moth, the adult of the Winter cutworm. They are a European invasive, but already very well established in the Willamette Valley.
Tom Valente
May 30, 2023, 1:39 a.m.