Large Yellow Underwing (Caterpillar)

Gardens, woodlands, grasslands, and agricultural fields throughout Europe and North America.

Polyphagous; feeds on a wide variety of herbaceous plants, grasses, and vegetables including lettuce and potatoes.

Mainly nocturnal, hiding in the soil during the day and emerging at night to feed. They are known as 'cutworms' because they often sever the stems of young plants at ground level.

A major agricultural and garden pest that can damage crops and ornamental plants. They benefit the ecosystem as a food source for birds and small mammals.