Genus

Yellow Underwings

Noctua

7 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNoctuidae (Cutworm Moths and Allies)
GenusNoctua (Yellow Underwings)

Species in this group

Noctua pronuba

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Noctua janthe

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Noctua comes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Noctua fimbriata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Noctua interjecta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Noctua interposita

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Noctua orbona

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Yellow Underwings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 7	~50%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~30%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 7	~40%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Least Yellow Underwing			~10%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Least Yellow Underwing			~10%
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 7	~30%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Noctua interposita			<5%
7	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Lunar Yellow Underwing			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
11	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
15	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
16	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
19	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Large Yellow Underwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 7	~80%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~50%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~40%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~30%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Least Yellow Underwing			~10%
2	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 7	~60%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~30%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Least Yellow Underwing			<5%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 7	~50%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~30%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
4	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 7	~40%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
5	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Least Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Noctua interposita			<5%
6	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
7	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Noctua interposita			<5%
9	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
10	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
11	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 7	~30%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
12	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
13	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
14	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
15	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
16	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
18	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
19	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
20	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 7	~20%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Noctua interposita			<5%
21	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
22	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
23	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
24	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
25	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lunar Yellow Underwing			<5%
26	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
27	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~20%
28	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
29	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 7	~20%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			~10%
30	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
31	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
32	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
33	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
34	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
35	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
36	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
37	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
38	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
39	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
40	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
41	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
42	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
43	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Lesser Yellow Underwing			<5%
44	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
45	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
46	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
47	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
48	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
49	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
50	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
51	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
52	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
53	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
54	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
55	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
56	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
57	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Large Yellow Underwing			~10%
58	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing			<5%
59	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Large Yellow Underwing			<5%
60	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	<5%
	Large Yellow Underwing			<5%

Yellow Underwings

Species in this group

Large Yellow Underwing

Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing

Least Yellow Underwing

Noctua interposita

Lunar Yellow Underwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Yellow Underwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked