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The Broad-bordered White Underwing is the moth Hadula melanopa, also treated in some references as Anarta melanopa, in the family Noctuidae. Thunberg described it in 1791, and the species occurs in montane and arctic-alpine habitats across parts of Europe, with adults often flying by day in sunshine...
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Dramatic black and white hindwing contrast, arctic-alpine specialization, and rarity give it strong natural-history prestige.
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Small Dark Yellow Underwing is the common name used for Coranarta cordigera, a small moth in the family Noctuidae. The species is associated with northern upland and moorland habitats, and British records have particularly concerned mountainous areas of Scotland. Adults have dark forewings and contr...
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Adaptation to northern moorlands and contrasting hindwings offer interest, but small size and dark appearance reduce visual impact.
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