Biology:Autographa ampla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autographa |
| Species: | A. ampla
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| Binomial name | |
| Autographa ampla Walker, 1858
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Autographa ampla, the large looper moth, raspberry looper, brown-patched looper or broken-banded Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to the Alaska panhandle, south to central California , Arizona and New Mexico in the west and North Carolina in the east.
The wingspan is 38–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs. They prefer willow and poplar, but have also been recorded on alder, birch, blueberry, Shepherdia canadensis, cherry, elder, raspberry, Amelanchier species, stinging nettle and Viburnum species
External links
- "Species Details Autographa ampla". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1122.
- "931204.00 – 8923 – Autographa ampla – Large Looper Moth – (Walker, [1858)"]. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8923.
- McLeod, Robin (October 4, 2020). "Species Autographa ampla - Large Looper Moth - Hodges#8923". https://bugguide.net/node/view/39667.
Wikidata ☰ Q4826308 entry
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