Lesser Broad-boarded Yellow Underwing

Noctua janthina

Common & widespread mainly in the south of Britain.

The Larva is brown with v-shaped markings along the back.

The Larvae feeds on various herbaceous plants, including White Dead-nettle, Broad-leaved Dock and Scentless Mayweed.

The species overwinters as a Larva.

 The forewings are more cryptically marked but are generally more attractively marked than in its congenators, variegated in shades of buff and purplish-brown. 

The hindwings are orange-yellow with black sub-terminal bands.

The Adults fly at night from the latter half of July to August and are attracted to light and sugar.