Large Yellow Underwing Caterpillar
Noctua pronuba (larva)
A stout cutworm larva found in grassland, gardens, crop edges, and disturbed ground where low plants are abundant. It hides in soil or leaf litter during the day and feeds mostly at night on grasses, herbaceous plants, and seedlings. When disturbed, it often curls into a tight C-shape and relies on dull brown-green camouflage. This stage commonly overwinters as a larva, allowing it to resume feeding early in the growing season.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Large Yellow Underwing Caterpillar
- ?
- Large Yellow Underwing Moth