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title: "Straw Underwing"
description: "Thalpophila matura — Insectos y arañas. The straw underwing (Thalpophila matura) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/straw-underwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Straw Underwing

> Thalpophila matura — Insectos y arañas. The straw underwing (Thalpophila matura) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Thalpophila matura*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9338
- Wikidata: [Q914233](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q914233)
- iNaturalist taxon: [479402](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/479402)

## Names

- en: Straw Underwing
- de: Gelbflügel-Raseneule
- fr: Noctuelle cythérée
- nl: Geelvleugeluil

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3498), FR (1262), DE (916), AT (372), CH (300), DK (262), HU (259), IT (228), PL (223), SE (174), UA (144), CZ (127)

## Summary

The straw underwing (Thalpophila matura) is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is found from North Africa west through South Europe and Central Europe. In the north it is in parts of Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Estonia. Further east the range stretches from southern Russia and Asia minor to the Caucasus.
This species has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. The forewings are dark brown, often variegated with paler and reddish patches and usually with prominent whitish postterminal fascia. The hindwings are very distinctive, pale…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_underwing

## Photo

![Straw Underwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/straw-underwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Gannaway · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69218676

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/straw-underwing?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).