Key to Text Moths of Northamptonshire

Key to Map
  Langmaid's Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina  
         
  Status: Vagrant/migrant.

Distribution and Abundance: Rare.

Flight Period: Recorded in August.

Record: 9 August 2011 Northampton (P. Sharpe), determined (G. Haggett).

Observations: The moth was taken in a garden light trap and the identity was confirmed by Gerry Haggett who has reared the species extensively. He was therefore able to state that in appearance the moth most resembled specimens from Austria and Germany. This is the first county record and the most inland documented record for the species to date. The set moth is pictured.

First Record:  2011, Sharpe.