Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1110264

European Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba

Observation date: November 22, 2016
Date notes: I took the photo on 11/22/2016, but found it about two weeks earlier while I was raking leaves.
Submitted by: Jasiek
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: When I fed it as a caterpillar it got super big really quickly(sorry didn't note how quickly since I didn't know about this site), however it didn't seem to move much. Winter was approaching hence why I brought it in. The caterpillar seems to have shed its skin before becoming a pupa. It became a pupa(sorry no photo of it before the moth emerged). The second photo is of the skin next to the pupa post moth emerging. The moth emerged sometime late January 2, 2016. I will submit another sighting record with two photos of the moth(since I can't put them here).
Status: Nonresident
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: June 13, 2017
Coordinator notes: Apologies for the delay in verification! Your submission of the adult photograph as well made this much easier to identify!
Checklist region(s): Salt Lake County, United States, Utah