yellow underwing

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any of several species of noctuid moths ( Noctua and Anarta species), the hind wings of which are yellow with a black bar

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Examples have not been reviewed.

Last year, the species seen on Staten Island included the banded tussock, the tulip-tree beauty and the large yellow underwing.

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The largest recorded distance travelled by a one moth - a broad-bordered yellow underwing - was 13.7km.

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