Biology:Autographa metallica

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Short description: Species of moth

Autographa metallica
Autographa metallica.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autographa
Species:
A. metallica
Binomial name
Autographa metallica
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Plusia metallica
  • Plusia scapularis
  • Plusia lenzii

Autographa metallica, the shaded gold spot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found in western North America from the southern Alaska coast and the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Islands south to central California , east to the Alberta-British Columbia border and south in the Rocky Mountains to central Colorado.

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed probably feed on various herbs.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4826317 entry