Autographa gamma, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Autographa gamma, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

MOTH INFO

Autographa gamma is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phalaena gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Autographa messmeri (Schadewald, 1992)

Autographa volkeri (Schadewald, 1992)

Common name

Silver Y

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Autographa

Wingspan

35-40 mm

Habitat
Fields, meadows, rocky slopes, gardens, deciduous forests.
Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Leguminosae (Trifolium, Medicago sativa, Vicia, Ononis, Pisum sativum), Urticaceae (Urtica), Convolaceae (Convolvulus arvensis), Solanaceae (Solanum tuberosum, Nicotiana glauca), Labiatae (Mentha pulegium, Ocimum basilicum (Basil)), etc.

Flight period
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

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