Biology:Autographa excelsa

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Short description: Species of moth

Autographa excelsa
Autographa excelsa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autographa
Species:
A. excelsa
Binomial name
Autographa excelsa
(Kretschmar, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Plusia excelsa Kretschmar, 1862
  • Plusia metabractea Butler, 1881
  • Phytometra parabractea Hampson, 1913

Autographa excelsa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Baltic region, southern Finland , the Tatra Mountains, northern European Russia , Siberia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan .

The wingspan is 38–42 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to August.

The larvae feed on Urtica species.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13517611 entry